RePEc step-by-step tutorial
Preparing your http server for RePEc
You have a http server. RePEc services need to see what files are in each of the relevant directories. This means that either
- Directory browsing needs to be enabled: The directory's URL--e.g. http://myserver.edu/RePEc/aaa/ --will display a list of the contents of that directory
in the web browser, without specifying a file name at the end of the URL.
- Directory browsing needs to be simulated: each directory should have a HTML file that contains links to the directory's files and subdirectories. Then one should see the directory contents using the directory URL. Note that the file with these links should be named link the server "default" file. This can be index.html, welcome.htm, index.asp, default.html, etc., depending on the particular web server. Such a file would read:
<![CDATA[
<HTML>
<BR><A HREF=aaaarch.rdf>aaaarch.rdf</A>
<BR><A HREF=aaaseri.rdf>aaaseri.rdf</A>
<BR><A HREF=wpaper>wpaper</A>
</HTML>
]]>
You also need to make sure that the server actually servers files with a .rdf extension. As far as we know, this is only a proble with the Microsoft IIS server, which by default does not server these files. The configuration needs to be changed in this regard by the webmaster. Other servers are fine, unless the webmaster explicitly bans .rdf files.
For more details regarding web servers, see this FAQ.
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