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| How do I
write HTML/create a website? |
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There are a large number of documents and programs on the web
to help you write HTML..
* * We can not help
you write HTML, we may help with script problems time permitting. * *
Try these listings on Yahoo for places to get started:
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| What
FTP software do I need for uploading my files? |
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- WS_FTP (pc version)
- Fetch (mac version)
NOTE: If your server is
not Unix,
please got to: GETTING STARTED WITH 2000
| Host : |
your domain name, i.e. domain.com or IP
address |
| UserID : |
your User ID, i.e. "username" |
| Password : |
Type in your password here |
| Remote Directory : |
Leave blank if asked for |
NOTE: You can also use your IP address, if
your domain name is ever down (for instance, put on hold by InterNIC or something) then
you can still access your account.
File Format: This should be BINARY
for graphics, zipped archives, and executables, and ASCII for most everything else. CGI
scripts MUST be uploaded in ASCII mode.
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| What folder is my main
concern once I FTP in? |
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| Name |
Date |
Size |
 bin
cgi-bin
etc
logs
public_ftp
public_html |
971028 10:30
971028 10:30
971028 10:30
971028 10:30
971028 10:30
971028 10:30 |
0
0
0
0
0
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The only directory that you should be concerned with is the
file called " public_html " which
is where all your html and images should be kept. If you are using CGI or perl
files, place them in the "cgi-bin"
directory
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| How do I get my page to
load automatically? |
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You must name your main loading file "index.html" . Be sure to name everything in
lowercase, not "INDEX.HTML" . Also, this file must to located in your "public_html"
directory.
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| How do I create
sub-directories? |
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When making a sub directory you should use the make directory
"MkDir" function key located on your FTP program. Open up that directory then
place all files that need to go in there.
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| How do I update my web
pages? |
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You can create and maintain your web pages, images, and
scripts locally and upload them to the web server at your leisure via FTP. You can
overwrite existing files or transfer a new file.
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| Why are my graphics not
showing up? |
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Make certain that all graphics files are uploaded in binary
mode. Use the "auto" mode in your FTP program if it has that option. Make
certain that your graphics are properly saved in one of the following formats: GIF or JPG.
HTML does not support any other graphics types. Macintosh users need to upload all
graphics files in Raw Data Format (not Mac Binary) with the appropriate extension and all
text documents which are format sensitive in ASCII text.
By far the biggest culprit of missing graphics is due to improper path references in your
HTML documents. Often web designers will create their graphics with a graphics program
such as Photoshop or Corel Draw and save them into the default directory for that
particular program. In order to preview the graphics on their own computers, they will
naturally reference the drive and directory where those graphics are located (for example:
C:/photoshop/images/sample.gif). This works fine when they are on their computer with
those drives and directories. However, the virtual server does not provide service to a
"C:" drive and does not maintain a copy of the Photoshop program or its
directory. There are two quick ways to fix this problem:
- Move all your graphics files into the same directory as your
HTML document and re-reference the graphics
or
- Edit all path references from your HTML document and upload.
(You will not be able to preview your complete HTML document in this method).
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| The HTML page is
garbled. What's wrong? |
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It is important to remember to send HTML (text) in ACCII mode
and all image-format files in Binary. In addition, if you are using Word or some other
text-editor locally for writing HTML, be sure to save the file as text only , not a .doc
file, for example. One should notice that files in DOS can only be saved with a
three-letter .htm extension. After FTPing, these files may be renamed (button) to include
the .html extension. All of this is basic, but results in a majority of the FTP errors!
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| What should I do if denied
access via FTP? |
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Be sure to read the FTP tutorial that comes with the FTP
software. If it is a new domain it may take 12 to 30 hours for your FTP site to become
active. Check for user and password which are case sensitive. Sometimes it is best to copy
and paste them as 1 and I can look the same. If you still have trouble, send email to tech support explaining the problem in detail.
Be sure to include either your user id and domain name as well as the current account
password.
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