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How do I make a website?
There are a few ways you can make a website.
- Pay someone to make it for you.
- Learn how to program HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
- Get/buy a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web page editor,
and make your own website without learning the HTML code.
How do I upload files to my web site?
To transfer your website from your computer to the live web server,
you will use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program. You could
find some good FTP programs at tucows.com .
You will have to consult the help documentation for the FTP software
package that you choose to use and you will need specific information
about your account in order to 'login' - for example, your username
and password. This account information can be found in your control
center .
The basic features of an FTP program typically include a display
of all the directories/files on your computer (local host) and
a display of directories/files on the live web server (remote host).
You will select the files which you wish to upload from your machine
and then hit a 'transfer' button. This process will also work in
reverse.
 How
do I customize <HTTP
404 - File not found> error message?
When a visitor is trying to access a page on your website that
does not exist, the system will generate a 404 error message. You
could customize this error message to what ever you want. For example
you could tell the visitor that the page he is trying to access
does not exist on the website and he will be brought to your default
homage in a couple of seconds.
For customizing this error message, you need to edit the file error404.html under
your /html/ directory (the same directory as your default homage
index.phpl or index.php). If that file does not exist, you need
to create it and upload to your website.
Why do I get errors in FrontPage
when I try to publish?
FrontPage publishing errors can be caused by a poor Internet connection,
but perhaps the most common reason for errors is corrupt server
extensions. Even if your FrontPage extensions were installed correctly
and was functional for some time, it is possible for the extensions
to become corrupted. If corrupt, FrontPage extensions will need
to be reinstalled. You can remotely reinstall the FrontPage extensions
for your account right from your control
center .
I've uploaded my files - why do I still
see the default page?
The file for the first page of your site must have a specific
location, name, either index or default. The default location for
all your html document should be under /html/ directory and the
acceptable default extensions are:
- index.phpl
- index.php
- index.cgi
- index.pl
- index.shtml
- index.php3
- default.htm
So the default page of your website should
be something like /html/index.phpl or /html/index.php. When we
first setup your website, we have created a default /html/index.phpl
file for you showing "This site is under
construction..". For an easy start, you could just edit it and
see the new change.
These are the first files the server looks for when someone accesses
your site. These other default page extensions are for files that
require specific actions - if you aren't calling a script or an
SSI (Server Side Include) function, you will want to stick with
index.phpl.
Why don't the links in my page(s) work?
First make sure the path to the file is correct, then check the
file names themselves. Some programs will change your filenames
to all capital or all lowercase letters when uploading. If you
have a link like <a href="JulySales.html">, and the file
is on the server as julysales.html, you'll likely have trouble
(the same goes for the file extension: JulySales.htm is not the
same as JulySales.html). Remember that filenames are case sensitive
and spaces are not allowed.
Why are my images displayed as broken
links?
Assuming the image files have been uploaded
to the server, the problem is likely in the path to the image
you've specified in the page. For example: <img src="picture.gif"> is the most
basic image tag - it loads an image file onto a page when the image
and the page are in the same directory on the server. If, however,
you keep images in a separate directory on the server, you must
specify the path to that directory in the image tag. For example,
if your image file was in an "images" directory, and your page
file was in another directory, the image tag would be: <img
src="images/picture.gif">
Be careful of some WYSIWYG editors when using the browse function
for selecting graphics. Sometimes these programs will put the absolute
path on your particular computer, for example C:\....etc. On a
web server, there should be no reference to a C:\, A:\ or any drive
in your paths.
How do I make SSI working?
For all html files including SSI parsing, they have to be rename
as .shtml file. Then insert the following line for SSI parsing:
<!--#exec cgi="myscript.cgi" -->
Please make sure the persimmisions for any output has been setup
correctly. For example they may need to set to 777 so anybody accessing
the script could write to the file.
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