Support for Computer Science students

• A brief introduction (PDF)
• Disk quota explained (PDF)
• File permissions (PDF)
• Accessing Unix from Windows (PDF)
• How to Access Linux Files using FileZilla (PDF)

How to access Linux

Your UWE Bristol username and password gives you access to the College of Arts, Technology and Environment Linux system.

• Export MySQL tables using phpMyAdmin (PDF)
• Import MySQL tables using phpMyAdmin (PDF)

Students must register for a MySQL account, as these systems use college-specific logins.

How to create a MySQL account

1. Access the Database Account Manager.
2. Select Manage a MySQL database.
3. Select Create a MySQL account.
4. Enter your UWE Bristol username and password, then click Submit.
   1. If a screen appears stating that 'You already have an account', then choose Delete my existing account and create the new one.
   2. Re-enter your UWE Bristol username and password to confirm, then click Submit.
5. You will receive an email with your new MySQL user ID, password, and correct link to log in.

Access the Database Account Manager

• SQL*Plus - Logging in (PDF)
• SQL Developer - Logging in and making a connection to the database (PDF)
• SQL*Plus - Setting line and page sizes (PDF)
• Recovering a dropped Oracle object (PDF)

Students must register for an Oracle account, as these systems use college-specific logins.

How to create an Oracle account

1. Access the Database Account Manager.
2. Select Manage an Oracle database.
3. Select Create an Oracle account.
4. Enter your UWE Bristol username and password, then click Submit.
   1. If a screen appears stating that 'You already have an account', then choose Delete my existing account and create the new one.
   2. Re-enter your UWE Bristol username and password to confirm, then click Submit.
5. You will receive an email with your new Oracle user ID, password, and correct link to log in.

Access the Database Account Manager

• Your Public_HTML directory (PDF)
• Viewing PHP error messages (PDF)

Your web files will be in your public_html directory and you will be able to view those files in a web browser via http://www.fet.uwe.ac.uk/~your-username/, see the helpsheet entitled Your Public_HTML directory (PDF).

Any files and directories within your public_html directory must have the correct UNIX permissions to be viewable in a web browser, see the helpsheet entitled File permissions (PDF).

To set the correct permissions for HTML files, graphics files and directories login to the Linux server, milly, using XMing or Putty and run the following command in a terminal window: /usr/local/bin/fix_public_html_perms.sh

Please note: this will not fix any files that need to be executable. For this see the helpsheets or go to the IT Service Desk.

Access to the cPanel user login portal has been updated for enhanced security.

What this means for you

• Off-campus using a public internet connection – you must access cPanel using UWE VPN.
• On-campus using UWE‑managed devices or eduroam connection – no change, access will continue as normal.

VPN access

• Students must use UWE VPN.
• Staff using UWE‑managed devices can use either use Always On VPN or UWE VPN.

We have taken steps to ensure that existing cPanel users maintain access. If you use a different or non‑standard username, we recommend connecting to the VPN and testing access in advance.

Further assistance

If you think this change may affect you, please contact the IT Service Desk by email.