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CinderellasPump · October 4th, 2007, 6:19 PM

Hi and thanks for replying.

From what I see, there is no "home" folder to be found. So I'm pretty sure it's my "public_html" folder. Mainly, I want to make sure I'm uploading correctly. I have many sub folders under the "public_html" folder that I don't know what to do with. My first instinct is to leave them alone and let them do whatever job they were (hopefully) intended to do.

The sub folders are "private", a bunch of "vti", a "cgi-bin" and "images". My index.html is in there... does it matter if I'm using a Firefox browser?

I wish I could put a screenie up....

**Bigjohn** · October 4th, 2007, 7:41 PM

Filezilla.

You can specify, when you set up a site in the filezilla interface, what the default "remote directory" is. This is helpful if you plan to also open connections to sub-domains or addons.

Unless you are using Frontpage, all those Private, _vti directories are crap. You can ask support to turn off front-page extensions. They will then GO AWAY (where they belong)

CinderellasPump · October 4th, 2007, 10:19 PM

I went ahead and uploaded mozilla's ftp and I'm checking it out.

I had the problem with my website being blank (all white) when I viewed it after I put my index.html into the public_html of the ftp client. I decided to delete my index.html and when I went to view my website again to see what changed and it is a page titled "Index of /' and says "Parent directory".

Could the reason my site goes blank be that the ftp client doesn't support the website builder that I'm using? I'm beginning to think that I'm hopeless.

I have it in my head that I MUST be doing something wrong.

SnakeMan · October 4th, 2007, 10:49 PM

Make sure you are uploading your index.html as text file and not a binary file.

Also, make sure that your index.html file has info in it.

CinderellasPump · October 4th, 2007, 11:44 PM

HOLY CRAP BATMAN! I messed around with some stuff and got (most of) my homepage online! I say most of because the picture isn't loading...wait I just figured that out also!

Here's what I did:

I used my website builder to create my homepage. I saved it as index.html to my documents (I'll worry about this later, lol) I used smartftp and uploaded it from my local browser to my public_html file (same as with the picture). I put my website address in the search bar and voila. Not quite done yet, but I'm thrilled.

I have to thank everyone who took the time to help me out! I appreciate you so much! I'm sure I'll be back here tomorrow. Let's hope not, right?

CinderellasPump · October 4th, 2007, 11:57 PM

Oh DRAT!

The picture was there, but now it's gone.

CinderellasPump · October 5th, 2007, 12:27 AM

I got the picture figured out again.

Now onto page 2. I semi-created it and uploaded it (I'm just trying to figure it out) and I'm trying to link it to my home page. Is it really this simple? It seems to me that the link would be "www.mydomain.com/page2" (If that's what I were to call it).

After upload,can I just link to it or is there an extensive to do list for multiple pages?

*Y'all are going to miss me when this is over...

*

**Dan** · October 5th, 2007, 3:56 PM

yes, the URL to that page would be www.domain.com/page2.html

Code:

<a href="http://www.domain.com/page2.html">LINK TO PAGE 2</a>

That would go somewhere on page1.html to link to page2.html

CinderellasPump · October 5th, 2007, 6:48 PM

I'm trying to add page 2 to my home page and I'm getting a 404 error. Here's what I did.

I created the page and loaded it onto smartftp,(transfer successful)
I went into the cpanel to my file manager and opened my index.html page.
I linked my "services" button to www.mydomain.com/services.htm (which would be page 2) then after it didn't work I tried it without the .htm

Can anyone better advise me on how to do it?

I labeled the page "services" before I loaded it to the ftp client. I was under the impression that once I have my index file/page, it doesn't matter what I name my other files/pages. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

October 4th, 2007, 6:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
CinderellasPump Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Oct 2007 Lives in Illinois 72 posts Gave thanks: 33 Thanked 0 times	Hi and thanks for replying. From what I see, there is no "home" folder to be found. So I'm pretty sure it's my "public_html" folder. Mainly, I want to make sure I'm uploading correctly. I have many sub folders under the "public_html" folder that I don't know what to do with. My first instinct is to leave them alone and let them do whatever job they were (hopefully) intended to do. The sub folders are "private", a bunch of "vti", a "cgi-bin" and "images". My index.html is in there... does it matter if I'm using a Firefox browser? I wish I could put a screenie up.... __________________ Erin

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Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,387 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	Filezilla. You can specify, when you set up a site in the filezilla interface, what the default "remote directory" is. This is helpful if you plan to also open connections to sub-domains or addons. Unless you are using Frontpage, all those Private, _vti directories are crap. You can ask support to turn off front-page extensions. They will then GO AWAY (where they belong) __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does! Last edited by Bigjohn; October 5th, 2007 at 2:15 AM..

October 4th, 2007, 10:19 PM	#21 (permalink)
CinderellasPump Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Oct 2007 Lives in Illinois 72 posts Gave thanks: 33 Thanked 0 times	I went ahead and uploaded mozilla's ftp and I'm checking it out. I had the problem with my website being blank (all white) when I viewed it after I put my index.html into the public_html of the ftp client. I decided to delete my index.html and when I went to view my website again to see what changed and it is a page titled "Index of /' and says "Parent directory". Could the reason my site goes blank be that the ftp client doesn't support the website builder that I'm using? I'm beginning to think that I'm hopeless. I have it in my head that I MUST be doing something wrong. __________________ Erin

October 4th, 2007, 10:49 PM	#22 (permalink)
SnakeMan Registered User On a golden path... Joined in Sep 2005 Lives in The Mountains Hosted on Pass43 328 posts Gave thanks: 16 Thanked 14 times	Make sure you are uploading your index.html as text file and not a binary file. Also, make sure that your index.html file has info in it. Last edited by SnakeMan; October 4th, 2007 at 10:50 PM..

October 4th, 2007, 11:44 PM	#23 (permalink)
CinderellasPump Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Oct 2007 Lives in Illinois 72 posts Gave thanks: 33 Thanked 0 times	HOLY CRAP BATMAN! I messed around with some stuff and got (most of) my homepage online! I say most of because the picture isn't loading...wait I just figured that out also! Here's what I did: I used my website builder to create my homepage. I saved it as index.html to my documents (I'll worry about this later, lol) I used smartftp and uploaded it from my local browser to my public_html file (same as with the picture). I put my website address in the search bar and voila. Not quite done yet, but I'm thrilled. I have to thank everyone who took the time to help me out! I appreciate you so much! I'm sure I'll be back here tomorrow. Let's hope not, right? __________________ Erin

October 4th, 2007, 11:57 PM	#24 (permalink)
CinderellasPump Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Oct 2007 Lives in Illinois 72 posts Gave thanks: 33 Thanked 0 times	Oh DRAT! The picture was there, but now it's gone. __________________ Erin

October 5th, 2007, 12:27 AM	#25 (permalink)
CinderellasPump Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Oct 2007 Lives in Illinois 72 posts Gave thanks: 33 Thanked 0 times	I got the picture figured out again. Now onto page 2. I semi-created it and uploaded it (I'm just trying to figure it out) and I'm trying to link it to my home page. Is it really this simple? It seems to me that the link would be "www.mydomain.com/page2" (If that's what I were to call it). After upload,can I just link to it or is there an extensive to do list for multiple pages? Y'all are going to miss me when this is over... __________________ Erin

October 5th, 2007, 3:56 PM	#26 (permalink)
Dan Staff of Surpass Super #1 Joined in Apr 2007 2,742 posts Gave thanks: 151 Thanked 184 times	yes, the URL to that page would be www.domain.com/page2.html Code: <a href="http://www.domain.com/page2.html">LINK TO PAGE 2</a> That would go somewhere on page1.html to link to page2.html __________________ D4nz Net - Surpass Help Desk - NES Forever Use the thanks button. It works! AIM: dansorl

October 5th, 2007, 6:48 PM	#27 (permalink)
CinderellasPump Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Oct 2007 Lives in Illinois 72 posts Gave thanks: 33 Thanked 0 times	I'm trying to add page 2 to my home page and I'm getting a 404 error. Here's what I did. I created the page and loaded it onto smartftp,(transfer successful) I went into the cpanel to my file manager and opened my index.html page. I linked my "services" button to www.mydomain.com/services.htm (which would be page 2) then after it didn't work I tried it without the .htm Can anyone better advise me on how to do it? I labeled the page "services" before I loaded it to the ftp client. I was under the impression that once I have my index file/page, it doesn't matter what I name my other files/pages. Please correct me if I'm wrong. __________________ Erin

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