Uploading files to the server
Webmin's graphical interface allows you to easily upload files from your local computer to your server. Webmin also allows you to transfer files from a web URL directly onto your server, without the need to download them to your local computer first.
Getting ready
In this recipe, we'll upload a default welcome message to be served by your Apache web server. Refer to Chapter 8, Running an Apache Web Server, for information about setting up Apache.
If you would like to perform the same task, start by preparing a simple HTML file on your local system and saving it as index.html
. You can of course follow the same steps to upload any other file to any location on your server.
How to do it...
Follow these steps to upload your files on the server:
Navigate to Others | Upload and Download.
Select the Upload to server tab.
Click one of the four buttons in the Files to upload section and select your file from your local disk. Select additional files using the other buttons if...