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jojo
11-22-03, 05:21 PM
Hey guys, I just uploaded my first files to my domain using Cute FTP 5.0 and I uploaded them into a file inside of the htdocs directory and there is a index.html file there however when I try to access the domain name it still has the "under construction" thing on my domain. What else do I have to do to get my files to show up? I just want people to be able to dl my files, nothing fancy at this time, though I do plan on trying to maybe build a site at a later date.

Thanks
(jj)
11-22-03, 05:27 PM
I uploaded them into a file inside of the htdocs directory

Did you upload them into a folder within htdocs, or just into the htdocs folder?

To access your site via just your domain name, ie http://www.yourdomain.com/ you want your main index page inside of htdocs only, not in another folder within htdocs.
jojo
11-22-03, 05:31 PM
a folder within

and I just uploaded the default file that was labeled index.html by uploading it to my comp and viewed it and it is that same picture I see when I log onto my domain name. Do I have to change what that looks like or something?
jojo
11-22-03, 05:36 PM
in other words, inside of htdocs, there is the index.html file, then another folder, of which I have all my files uploaded into
(jj)
11-22-03, 05:41 PM
The index.html that is inside of htdocs is the page that will load when you type in your domain address.

If your files are within a FOLDER that is within htdocs, then to access those files you would have to use an address similar to http://www.yourdomain.com/folder/ if you had an index file within that folder.
jojo
11-22-03, 05:46 PM
I'm not too sure how to get it so that when they click on my domainname/folder it points to those files I uploaded?

And how do I get it so that when someone goes to my domain name, they just see links to all of the files I uploaded?

thanks again
(jj)
11-22-03, 05:55 PM
Not real sure just what you are wanting here. Are you just wanting a raw list of your files to be displayed? If so, just upload the files without any index.* file included. If you do not have an index.html, index.htm, index.php etc then all anyone would see is a list of your files. But, in my opinion that is not a very secure idea.

If you have a page that lists your files available for download, then you would point to that file. It's best to use an index file as it will load automatically without having it's name in the address. Let's say your files are in a folder named files within htdocs, if you name your main download page index.html then the address would be http://www.yourdomain.com/files/ BUT if your main download page is named files.html then the address would be http://www.yourdomain.com/files/files.html
jojo
11-22-03, 06:03 PM
Originally posted by (jj)
Not real sure just what you are wanting here. Are you just wanting a raw list of your files to be displayed?

yeah, that's exactly what I was looking for. I didn't know that when you name your folder name, you would use that as the basis for what to log on to ie. mydomain.com/whateverinamedthefolder.

Originally posted by (jj)

If so, just upload the files without any index.* file included. If you do not have an index.html, index.htm, index.php etc then all anyone would see is a list of your files. But, in my opinion that is not a very secure idea.


Great, thanks. The only question I have now is why would that not be a secure idea?