help with uploading

[alfardo]

If anyone can help me i would be most gratefull, i am new to the web, i'm not sure where to upload my files to at present there are in a folder on my desk top, using yummy ftp i uploaded them to my server but they are not there when i go to the web domain name, it still has the parked page, i presume i have uploaded to the wrong place any help please

[paulc]

How much do you know about preparing web sites?

Depending on the hosting company, a number of different named files may load by default. But generally, all of them support "index.htm" or "index.html."

The first ting to do is verify that you have FTP'd to the correct place... i.e. the correct "folder" on the server that is the root of your web space. When you use Yummy to go there, at the least there should be a index file that contains that default page you see when to use the URL for your domain. Another good way is to put a web graphic (any small jpeg will do) in that space and put a /<name of graphic> after your domain name.

[alfardo]

I no very little about preparing websites... but i have a ready built site that is ready to upload the site has in index.html page set as the home page but on the server there is no index page to replace, the files are on the server but not as a website, or i cannot see it through the browser, getting stuck and frustrated any help greatly appriciated

[JD]

I have fixed alfardo's web site for him. The reasons his web site did not work were:

1) A copy of the web site was in a folder named httpdocs
2) Another copy of the web site was in a folder named index.html
3) All the files had names which ended in .php but needed to be .html
4) All the links within the files had to be changed from .php to .html
5) index.html had to be renamed to default.html
6) The web site files and folders needed to be moved to the login directory

Once I fixed all those things it worked just fine

-Jason

[paulc]

Holy smokes Jason! Talk about way beyond the call...

[JD]

All in the line of duty