looking at your topics, i feel like a total idiot

[mlapointe]

okay... i created this website (3 separate times dammit) with microsoft publisher.... i spent days with the tutorials and help, etc.... and belive that my website is fine .... i upload it to powweb fine.... but when i open it, from within powweb or from a new browser window, it does not display correctly

my format is there, but the text frames are empty with an ''x'' in the corner

I NEED HELP!!!!

can someone also give me a list of the folders and their contents that should be in the ftp / folder (ex. htdocs, etc.) ... i deleted them thinking that they would restore correctly when i restarted powweb... i know... i am retarded, but please help me, i've pulled out all of my hair and i look terrible

[Skunkboy]

no such thing as being retarded... we all started with blank slates at one ntime ;)

What's your URL? to where we can take a look at the code and perhaps help you better.

As far as the folders:

/cgi-bin/ - Any cgi scripts can be stored here. While yes, they are outside of your main folder, when you call them, you would treat them as if they were at http://yoursite.com/cgi-bin/.

/etc/ - this is where your crontab would go if you ever decide to run something that requires cronjobs

/htdocs/ - The most important directory in your space. This is where all of your files that you want visible on the web go. Of course, while all files go here, cgi's still go in /cgi-bin/ and the server will treat them as if /cgi-bin/ were inside here.

/logs/ - Create this directory and after the server cycles (20 minute intervals) you'll start seeing error and access logs. Also, if you run crontab and have it log, the logs would go here (the way most people set it up).


By default, the server only sets up /cgi-bin/ and /htdocs/ on initial pacakge compile.

[mlapointe]

my url is whatcolorisdeath.com ...

i appreciate the help very much... from what you said, the only folders i have to re-create (or directories?) are cgi and htdocs?

i tried a separate ftp prog. at first (cuteFTP), but it seemed more confusing.... can i use powweb's ftp alone or do i HAVE to use a sep. prog/?

[Trapazoid]

In the "text frames", the image that you expect to load is given as: src="img0.gif"(typical 3 places) For the browser to load the .gif, it must be in the same directory as the index file, unless you correct the path to where it actually is.

This url: http://www.whatcolorisdeath.com/img0.gif comes up with an error which means the .gif is not under htdocs.....

[IanS]

okay... i created this website (3 separate times dammit) with microsoft publisher.... i spent days with the tutorials and help, etc.... and belive that my website is fine .... i upload it to powweb fine.... but when i open it, from within powweb or from a new browser window, it does not display correctly

my format is there, but the text frames are empty with an ''x'' in the corner

I NEED HELP!!!!

can someone also give me a list of the folders and their contents that should be in the ftp / folder (ex. htdocs, etc.) ... i deleted them thinking that they would restore correctly when i restarted powweb... i know... i am retarded, but please help me, i've pulled out all of my hair and i look terribleMS Publisher is a pain!

With Publisher, publish locally first and then transfer all files into htdocs folder of Powweb domain.

This SHOULD work. Publisher makes copies of every image so even if you have the same image 30 times (one per page say) then it will force the browser to load 30 images - most other programs would use the same image and allow the browser to cache the image.

Look around for a WYSIWYG editor - there are plenty available - and use one of them suitable for beginners.

Try the Powweb sitebuilder!

Whilst it is possible to upload the files with WebFtp.powweb.com the interface is best suited IMO for uploading small numbers of files.

[c.mckenzie]

TotallySavant:
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[Dabrowski]

mlapointe,

You might want to drop an index.html file in the htdocs folder with webftp.powweb.com.

[cyberCrank]

mlapointe -- be sure to use relative links, ie., double check your source code to see if you have anything like "file://c:\..." as your image source references, which often work OK (appear to be OK) on your local system while developing, but they become broken links (with little red x's) when posted to the server. This often happens for some people using applications like FrontPage, Publisher, etc.

Good luck with your site!

[joshuamc]

I see that you published an images directory:
http://www.whatcolorisdeath.com/images/

Other than that, I guess you are working on it as there is no index page.

[whl626]

mlapointe -- be sure to use relative links, ie., double check your source code to see if you have anything like "file://c:\..." as your image source references, which often work OK (appear to be OK) on your local system while developing, but they become broken links (with little red x's) when posted to the server. This often happens for some people using applications like FrontPage, Publisher, etc.

Good luck with your site!

Yeah, I experienced that when I thought my website went fine with all graphics on. Actually only me in the world see it that way, but the rest of the people outside see the red x. To play safe, you've got to use the URL link to your image.

example : if your aaa.gif is at /image/

Use http://www.yourdomain.com/image/aaa.gif to point to the image file, then it will work like a charm. :D