- What happened to the http://jupiter.cs.dixie.edu/~username/ url?
It has been replaced with a system that should provide for faster and more flexible web content serving.
- How do I publish web content?
Use your CIT account. If you do not have an account, visit with a lab assistant or an instructor.
In your account's home directory, create a directory called
public_html. Any files in or below this directory can be accessed by the web server. - What is the URL for accessing my web content?
The URL depends on your CIT account user name. The format is http://username.php.cs.dixie.edu/file/in/public_html/area.html. For example, if my user name were bbonzai, and I had a file named index.html in my public_html directory, the URL for that file would be http://bbonzai.php.cs.dixie.edu/index.html.
- The web server keeps returning "permission denied" or
"forbidden" messages. What do I do?
First, check that the URL is correct. Check the case of the files as well.
Second, check the directory permissions. The user home directory must have execute permissions for the world. The same is true of the public_html directory and all directories underneath it.
Log into one of the linux client computers, or open a terminal shell in OS X. Run these commands:
tako$ cd tako$ chmod o+X . tako$ chmod -R o+X public_html
Finally, check the file permissions. Non-PHP files must have world read permissions.
Log into one of the linux client computers, or open a terminal shell in OS X. Run these commands:
Replace the public_html/index.html filename with the one of concern.tako$ chmod o+r public_html/index.html
- What types of files may be served from this web space?
Just about any standard web files, including PHP, SWF, etc.



