Personal Web Space Setup  
   
In order to place your personal web page on the ATPRS.net  you need to move it to our server. You can do this by using an FTP (file transfer protocol) client. Some common FTP programs are the following... Cute FTP, WS-FTP, or

 Bullet FTP

If you need help with configuring an ftp program email us at support@atprs.net with information about your Operating System and your Web Browser.
The following steps should make this process simple for you. Here are a list of common mistakes people make which would cause your webpage not to show up in your browser:
  1. Make sure the filename for your webpage is called...   index.htm
  2. Make a connection to ATPRS.net,  just as if you were going to browse the web.
  3. Using an FTP program connect to the host "atprs.net" using your own username and password to login.
  4. After the connection is made you will be in your own home directory, you will need to make a directory called public_html. The make directory command in the ftp client may be abbreviated "mkdir". After creating the directory you will need to change into it. This can usually be done by double- clicking on the public_html directory.
  5. Now that you are in your public_html directory, move your webpage and any files that it points to (i.e. any graphics files such as .gif, or .jpg, .htm, etc...) over to this directory.
  6. After you have made sure that the webpage is named "index.htm" and that all the appropriate files have been completely copied, the page will be updated automatically and you will be able to view it by going to to http://www.atprs.net/~yourusername with your web browser (i.e. - if your
    username was 'mark', your web pages's URL would be http://www.atprs.net/~mark
  7. At this point you should be able to view your webpage. If you have any problems doing so, do not hesitate to contact us either by email support@atprs.net or by phone 573.243.2200

 
  1. Make sure that the main file of your main web page is called 'index.html' or 'index.htm' (Case DOES matter).
  2. Make sure that if you use long filenames, you look in your home directory after transferring all of the files. Many times, when Windows transfers files with long file names (longer than 8 characters) it shortens the name of the file and inserts a tilde (~) to show the filename should be longer. For instance if your webpage HTML code points to a graphic file named "MYpic.jpg" If the file posted to the server is actually named "mypic.jpg" your web browser will not display the graphic.  You can rename files on the FTP server using your FTP client.
  3. To make posting your webpage as easy as possible ATPRS.net suggests that all file names you use follow the DOS 8.3 naming convention. In other words make sure all of your HTML files and graphics files are no longer than 8 characters long, and that they have a 3 digit extension such as .htm, .gif, or .jpg.

Support Notes:

These instructions are intended for posting a personal web page. If you are interested in posting a business page, please contact us at support@atprs.com  in order to set it up. Personal pages must NOT contain any business content. If you are unsure if your page will be appropriate or not, please contact us at support@atprs.net before posting it.

Also note: your public_html directory is open to the world to read. Please do not store files in that directory you do not want others to see or have access to.