Danu6.it.nuigalway.ie

CT870 - Internet Programming

WinSCP

WinSCP is free to download and enables you to transfer files to and from your local computer and a remote server, edit the files directly on the server. WinSCP supports a number of protocols but to connect to Danu6 you must use SFTP (Secure FTP).
You can download either the full WinSCP Installation Package which requires you to install on your computer (admin rights required) or just the portable executable. Use the link below:

WinSCP Download Link

Note: WinSCP is installed on most computers in IT labs, and some other NUI Galway Computer Suites (ISS Managed). If you download the portable executable then download it, and extract it to a USB drive or you Network drive. It can be then be launched from there.

Using WinSCP

Notepad++

Edit HTML, SHTML, CSS, PHP files
In these labs you will be working on a collection of files. Most are plain text files which can be edited using any text editor in plain text mode. Notepad on Windows is an example. Alternatively you can use Notepad++ which offers more advanced options for editing text files such as colour coding, tag highlighing, code completion.

Notepad++ Dowload Link

Again, Notepad++ is installed on most computers in IT labs, and some other NUI Galway Computer Suites (ISS Managed). You can also download the zip package and extract it to a USB drive or you Network drive. It can be run from there.

There is an option within WinSCP to edit your server files in Notepad++ which is a handy shortcut.

Editing Using SSH Directly on the Server

Another possible method of editing your Internet files on danu6 is by logging in with SSH and using a text editor in the terminal. An example is nano.
To open a file named index.html type: nano index.html
Once you are finished editing hit CTRL and O followed by Enter to save, CTRL and X to exit and Y to save or N to discard changes. CTRL and G Gets help