Upload Problem

[jjmartin]

I have made changes to my site and, after saving, I upload to my site. Transfer complete, it says but the changes do not appear on the site. What am I missing.?

[YvetteKuhns]

Hello jjmartin,

Your uploaded files may be online, but you are not able to see the changes. Did you try to delete your temporary Internet files (cache)? If so, did you refresh your pages? If so, you may still have to wait to see the changes until your ISP refreshes their pages.

When you type a web address, the ISP tries to connect with the server, then it downloads the files to their server who then shares it with you. They regularly schedule refreshes, but it is like the results on Google. There is a cached version that was created from the last crawl or the current version.

You can try including this line
<meta http-equiv="pragma" content="no-cache">
in your web pages, so search engines always show updated pages. But you may have to try again.

This is assuming you did everything else correctly. :)

[jjmartin]

Thank you, Ms. Kuhns for your reply. I know nothing about temporary internet files. But, I downloaded my web page from the net using Coffeecup editorand got the latest edited version. It was called "untitled", much to my surprise. So I assume you are correct that the new version is up there but not being shown.

Is there a book for new users that show the tricks of uploading and downloading that you can recommend. I notice that you are a professional.

[YvetteKuhns]

If using Windows operating system, right-click Start button, select Explore, right-click C drive on the left (primary hard drive), and select Properties. Click Disk Cleanup to remove temporary Internet files (cache). This way any previous versions of your (or any visited) website will be removed and you will view the current version. You can also hit Refresh in your browser, but this doesn't always work.

You downloaded your web page from the Internet using Coffeecup editor and got the latest edited version. It was called "untitled", because you didn't include the title between the <title> and </title> tags.

The new version is online, but you may not see it. What is your web address? I can tell you what I see, if that helps you.

There are many tutorials about uploading and downloading available on the Internet. Search Google for general or specific ftp help and you should find something that makes sense to you. If you use AceFTP, you won't need much explanation. The site tells you all you need to know and it is very easy to use.

I don't use editors, just Notepad or Crimson Editor. There are numerous reasons why, especially when using scripts for the cgi-bin. If/when you decide to use the cgi-bin, check the CGI forum here. We have been troubleshooting many popular interactive scripts that handle forms and much more. :)

[jjmartin]

Thank you, Ms. Kuhns for a lucid and most helpful response. All is well and I know how to avoid the problem in the future.