Students and faculty are welcome to publish their own web pages at HGSE. This page provides answers to questions about publishing your web pages on the GSEACADEMIC web server. It is also important to become familiar with HGSE's Web publishing policies before you begin publishing.

How do I get an account on GSEACADEMIC so I can publish my home page?

Where do I publish my home page on GSEACADEMIC?

Now that I've moved all my web files to my new web account, how do I access it from Netscape or Internet Explorer?

What are the guidelines on choosing file names?

How do I edit my home page?

How do I copy to my GSEACADEMIC account from another computer with FTP?

    How do I use Fetch on a Mac?

    How do I use WS_FTP on a Windows computer?

How do I password-protect a Web directory?

Other frequently asked questions about the Web at HGSE



 
 
How do I get an account on GSEACADEMIC so I can publish my home page?

If you have a HGSE e-mail account, your Web account on GSEACADEMIC has already been created. Your username and password to GSEACADEMIC is the same as your login username and password for your gse.harvard.edu e-mail.

• All your web files need to be ftp'ed into the public_html subdirectory in your gseacademic.harvard.edu Web account in order to be published.
• Your default Web home page file also must be called index.html

• In the location/address bar you would type in the URL http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~username/ where username is your webaccount login username.
• The ~ is called a tilde (pronounced TIL-da) and is on a keyboard button usually located on the top left side of your keyboard beneath the Escape key but above the Tab key.

• Do not use spaces in filenames. "my kitty.html" won't work. Use "mykitty.html" instead.
• Do not use multiple periods like file..html
• There are certain unusual symbol characters that cannot be used in the names of html documents on the Web server at HGSE. These include parantheses (), ampersands &, slashes / or \, carats ^, tildes ~, hyphens -, and exclamation points (!). In general, do not to use any unusual characters.
• Names of files on the GSEACADEMIC server are CASE SENSITIVE. The general practice is try to keep all file names and directories lower case.
• Letters and numbers can be used. (eg. myhome.html, 2001home.html, etc.)
• If you need to use any special characters, just use underscores _ . (e.g., my_friend.html, gutman_library.html, etc.)

It is recommended that files be composed or modified in a text editor like Notepad on the PC or SimpleText on the Mac and then ftp'ed up to gseacademic.harvard.edu when they're ready. The use of Microsoft Word for editing Web pages is discouraged, as Word has had difficulty in the past properly handling HTML files.

Use the FTP program on your personal computer (Fetch for Macintosh or WS_FTP for Windows) to connect to gseacademic.harvard.edu. Type in your GSEACADEMIC username and password. You will need to change directories on your GSEACADEMIC account, to the public_html subdirectory, where your HTML files need to be.

 
 

• How do I use Fetch on a Macintosh?
  
  

• Running Fetch
1. Go to the Apple Menu located in the upper left corner of your screen.
2. Click and hold and select Fetch.
3. A New Connection window will open up
1. For Host: type gseacademic.harvard.edu
2. For User ID: type in your username
   1. For personal accounts, this will be the same as your gse.harvard.edu e-mail username.
   2. For departments, they will be the department accounts especially set up for you.
3. For your password, type your gseacademic password. For personal accounts this will be your gse.harvard.edu e-mail password. Little bullets will appear as you type so other people won't be able to see what you're typing.
4. Leave the Directory line blank.
5. Click OK
6. Immediately change directories into the public_html folder.
   
   
• Setting up your Fetch Program. You should only need to do this setup once on the machine you're working on. After you complete this, you can skip this step next time.
  
  
1. Go to the Customize menu at the top of the screen.
2. Select the Preferences choice.
3. Click on the Upload tab to bring that page to the front.
4. For Default Text Format make sure Text is selected
5. For Default Non-Text Format make sure Raw Data is selected.
6. Click OK.
   
   
• Moving Files
  
  
1. Getting files from GSEACADEMIC to the Macintosh.
   1. To get a file from GSEACADEMIC to the Macintosh you would select your file in the window list and then click on Get File.
   2. To get multiple files and/or folders at once from GSEACADEMIC to the macintosh, go to the Remote menu at the top of the Fetch program menus and select Get Directories and Files...
   3. For most situations like transferring e-mail and text files, the Automatic setting is fine. If you'd like to transfer an image file make sure the Binary circle is clicked.
   4. Fetch will then prompt you for a place to put the file/files. Select the proper place on your hard disk or floppy.
   5. Then click Save or Save Files Here.
      
      
2. Placing files from the Macintosh onto GSEACADEMIC.
   1. For Multiple Files
      1. To put multiple files and/or folders at once from the Macintosh to GSEACADEMIC, go to the Remote menu at the top of the Fetch program menus
      2. Select Put Folders and Files...
      3. Select the items and then click on Add for each file or folder. You will see the item added to a bottom window. When you're done selecting, click on Done.
      4. A dialogue box for Put File will appear asking about file formats.
         1. For Default Text Format make sure Text is selected
         2. For Default Non-Text Format make sure Raw Data is selected.
      5. Once you click on OK the transfer will start.
   2. For Single Files
      1. To put a single file from the Macintosh to GSEACADEMIC, you would click on Put.
      2. The Macintosh will then prompt you to locate the file or files on the hard drive you'd like to move to GSEACADEMIC.
      3. Select the file.
      4. Click Open.
      5. You will next see a dialogue box with the name of the file and a pullbox beneath that will say either Text, Wrapped Text, MacBinary II, Raw Data, Binhex, or AppleSingle.
      6. If you have image files, they must be Raw Data.
      7. For normal HTML files, either Text or Raw Data is ok. If you did the Fetch Setup step previously, Raw Data should already be selected and you won't need to worry about this. Raw Data will always work.
      8. Do not use the others, they will render your files unusable if you select them.
         
         
• When you are all finished make sure you go to the File menu and then select Quit.
  
  

 
 

• How do I use WS_FTP on a Windows computer?
  
  

• Starting WS_FTP
1. Go to the Start Menu in Windows located in the lower left corner of your screen.
2. Select WS_FTP
3. Host Name should be gseacademic.harvard.edu
4. Under User ID, type your username for GSEACADEMIC.
   1. For personal accounts, this will be the same as your gse.harvard.edu e-mail username.
   2. For departments, they will be the department accounts especially set up for you.
5. Under Password, type your password. For personal accounts, this will be your e-mail password. Little circles will appear as you type so other people won't be able to see what you're typing.
6. Click on OK.
7. Once you're logged in, you'll see 2 windows.
   1. The window on the left is the local Windows machine.
   2. The window on the right is your GSEACADEMIC account.
      
      
• Setting the destination drive
1. Selecting the Floppy Drive
   1. Put a PC Formatted 3.5" floppy diskette in the A: drive if you wish to select the floppy drive.
   2. Use the scrollbar in the left window and go down until you see a blue icon with [-a-].
   3. Double click on this icon. This sets your destination drive to the A: floppy drive.
   4. The top of the window will change to A:\ to signify this change.
2. Selecting the Hard Drive
   1. Use the scrollbar in the left window and go down until you see a blue icon with [-c-] or
      [-d-].
   2. Double click on this icon. This sets your destination drive to the C: or D: hard drive.
      
      
• Getting files from GSEACADEMIC to your local PC
1. Use the scrollbar in the right window and go down until you find the file or files you want to copy to your selected destination drive.
2. Selecting Files
   1. Click on a file once to select it.
   2. To select files in a block, hold down the Shift key and click on the last file. It will highlight all the files in between.
3. If any or all of the files are binary files like pdf files or a GIF or JPG image, you will need to make sure the Binary bubble is selected.
4. If it's an HTML file, use the ASCII setting.
5. If you're transferring a block of files that include both binary and ascii files you can either leave the setting on Auto or transfer the files one by one.
6. Click on the arrow going from the right window to the left window.
7. Wait for the progress bar to finish copying. When it's done, you may transfer more files or click on the X box in the upper righthand corner to quit out of WS_FTP.
   
   
• Putting files from your local PC onto GSEACADEMIC
1. Use the scrollbar in the left window and go into the folders and scroll until you find the file or files you want to copy to GSEACADEMIC.
2. Selecting Files
   1. Click on a file once to select it.
   2. To select files in a block, hold down the Shift key and click on the last file. It will highlight all the files in between.
3. If any or all of the files are binary files like pdf files or a GIF or JPG images, you will need to make sure the Binary bubble is selected.
4. If it's an HTML file, use the ASCII setting.
5. If you're transferring a block of files that include both binary and ascii files you can either leave the setting on Auto or transfer the files one by one.
6. Click on the arrow going from the left window to the right window.
7. Wait for the progress bar to finish copying. When it's done, you may transfer more files or click on the X box in the upper right hand corner to quit out of WS_FTP.