"Jeff Gaines" wrote in
news:xn0fc5wad1hif5d001@news.individual.net:

> After my question yesterday about Ubuntu server I eventually chickened
> out and put Ubuntu Desktop on the machine, I just find it easier at
> this stage to find my way around.
>
> I want to use the machine as an intranet/local web server so Apache is
> on and working, php is on but not tested and I have installed samba
> and vsftpd. I get the default Apache page when looking at
> http://192.168.1.22 in a browser, so far so good.
>
> What is the 'best' or accepted way of getting the web pages on to the
> server? I use ftp for my external host so that seems logical, although
> on a Windows box it is easier to just copy them into the www
> directory. At the moment vsftpd allows me to log on from a Windows box
> to my ftp directory on the Ubuntu box. I could put them there and then
> copy them but it would be easier to allow a direct ftp to /var/www. Is
> that 'just' a matter of allowing access in vsftpd? If it is then a
> pointer to a 'how to' would be appreciated. If not what is the
> appropriate way to do it?
>
> Many thanks.
>

I use scp (secure copy) via ssh. You need to

apt-get install ssh

(I think that's all you need on the server side, it's been a while since
I've set things up.)

Use winscp on the windows box. Google finds that one easily. Secpanel works
on the ubuntu side as a gui front end if you use it on a desktop
workstation.

Jeff Gaines wrote:
> After my question yesterday about Ubuntu server I eventually chickened
> out and put Ubuntu Desktop on the machine, I just find it easier at
> this stage to find my way around.
>
> I want to use the machine as an intranet/local web server so Apache is
> on and working, php is on but not tested and I have installed samba
> and vsftpd. I get the default Apache page when looking at
> http://192.168.1.22 in a browser, so far so good.
>
> What is the 'best' or accepted way of getting the web pages on to the
> server? I use ftp for my external host so that seems logical, although
> on a Windows box it is easier to just copy them into the www
> directory. At the moment vsftpd allows me to log on from a Windows box
> to my ftp directory on the Ubuntu box. I could put them there and then
> copy them but it would be easier to allow a direct ftp to /var/www. Is
> that 'just' a matter of allowing access in vsftpd? If it is then a
> pointer to a 'how to' would be appreciated. If not what is the
> appropriate way to do it?
>
> Many thanks.
>


As Marv suggests, use scp, or better, sftp, or mount the remote client
drive with ssh.

If this is restricted to only your LAN (not an intranet) -- and there is
no danger of anyone sniffing your password (if you use SSL/TLS with
vsftpd) -- then plain old ftp would also work.

Here are a few vsftpd links -- enjoy!:

http://vsftpd.beasts.org

http://vsftpd.beasts.org/vsftpd_conf.html

https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/...tp-server.html

http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/Ju...ticle341.shtml

http://www.brennan.id.au/14-FTP_Server.html

http://howto.gumph.org/content/setup...ries-in-vsftpd

http://ftp.debian.org/doc/vsftpd/README.Debian

http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/se...ndex.php/17151

http://www.howtoforge.com/vsftpd_mysql_debian_etch

http://viki.brainsware.org/?en/Home

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...er/vsftpd.html

http://www.netadmintools.com/art355.html

http://freshmeat.net/projects/vsftpd

http://www.vsftpd.org

http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Optw...Unslung.Vsftpd

http://www.debianadmin.com/fast-and-...in-debian.html

http://web.mit.edu/rhel-doc/4/RH-DOC...ftpd-conf.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vsftpd

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"Jeff Gaines" wrote:

> After my question yesterday about Ubuntu server I eventually chickened
> out and put Ubuntu Desktop on the machine, I just find it easier at
> this stage to find my way around.
>
> I want to use the machine as an intranet/local web server so Apache is
> on and working, php is on but not tested and I have installed samba
> and vsftpd. I get the default Apache page when looking at
> http://192.168.1.22 in a browser, so far so good.
>
> What is the 'best' or accepted way of getting the web pages on to the
> server? I use ftp for my external host so that seems logical, although

I you like it that way it is fine.


> on a Windows box it is easier to just copy them into the www
> directory.

Then use Samba to export your www directory the box you are working on.

> At the moment vsftpd allows me to log on from a Windows box
> to my ftp directory on the Ubuntu box. I could put them there and then
> copy them but it would be easier to allow a direct ftp to /var/www. Is
> that 'just' a matter of allowing access in vsftpd?

I don't know about vsftpd so I'd change the place Apache is looking for
the files. See the chapter "Mapping URLs to Filesystem Locations" in the
apache docs.




Florian
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On 08/10/2007 in message <13a4.470a2d6a.a9fba@mid.florian-diesch.de>
Florian Diesch wrote:

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Many thanks for all the replies :-)

I've just discovered php but when I can put it down I will go back to the
Ubuntu box and try out your suggestions.

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Jeff Gaines wrote:
> After my question yesterday about Ubuntu server I eventually chickened
> out and put Ubuntu Desktop on the machine, I just find it easier at this
> stage to find my way around.
>
> I want to use the machine as an intranet/local web server so Apache is
> on and working, php is on but not tested and I have installed samba and
> vsftpd. I get the default Apache page when looking at
> http://192.168.1.22 in a browser, so far so good.
>
> What is the 'best' or accepted way of getting the web pages on to the
> server? I use ftp for my external host so that seems logical, although
> on a Windows box it is easier to just copy them into the www directory.
> At the moment vsftpd allows me to log on from a Windows box to my ftp
> directory on the Ubuntu box. I could put them there and then copy them
> but it would be easier to allow a direct ftp to /var/www. Is that 'just'
> a matter of allowing access in vsftpd? If it is then a pointer to a 'how
> to' would be appreciated. If not what is the appropriate way to do it?

If the server is in your local lan and you've set up proper security to
isolate all but port 80 (http), then you can export the directory so it
can be mounted by your other machines and directly edit the files
without having to bother with ftp or scp. Use nfs for linux or samba
for windows access. You'll have to get your permissions and owners set
correctly. The downside is mistakes you make will go live immediately,
for all the world to see your incompetence. Of course, I've never made
mistakes like that **cough**. A "work" area is a good idea to avoid
that kind of sloppiness.

Don't go this route without a good firewall to protect your internals.
Definitely don't go this way for a commercial/business website. I only
do this on a hobbiest server.

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Ogre