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[pjam55]

:confused: Help
I am trying to build my first site but when I try to publish it everything goes OK but then if I try to go to the site there is a 404 error which I think means it can't be found.
My hosting company have what they call a web shell which at the moment has several directories in it.
I have asked them for help but all they said is that I have set up my pathways/directories wrong??? but they haven't told me how to put it right!!
Should I just delete all items within this web shell and try to upload a site or does there have to be something in there to start with??
Also if it is the homepage that I am uploading do I have to call it anything special.
I know this is well beneath the users of this site but I am at my wits end
Any help is appreciated - Thank you

[johneva]

Your home page should be named index.html or index.php or index.asp depending on which page type you want but I assume yours will be index.html as you are new.

Right dont go deleting everything cos there is ment to be certain folders on there already.

Diffrent servers have diffrent setups but 99% of the time you should be adding all you sites files to the public_html folder.

Hope this helps.

[pjam55]

Thank you

i have got a directory named
_private
images
logs
there was a directory with my web site name but that seems to have disappeared (could I just create another??)
outside of the 3 directories there are 6 files
when you say I should name my homepage index.html, where do I do this please?
Very grateful for your help!

[pjam55]

Your home page should be named index.html or index.php or index.asp depending on which page type you want but I assume yours will be index.html as you are new.

Right dont go deleting everything cos there is ment to be certain folders on there already.

Diffrent servers have diffrent setups but 99% of the time you should be adding all you sites files to the public_html folder.

Hope this helps.

Just to say you have shown me the light so thanks very much johneva - job done!! :D

[johneva]

I would say your most likly already within the public_html folder then try to just upload your index.html file and see if that works if that works ok then you can upload the rest of your sites files then.

You name your file on your computer before uploading you can do it in the program you made your web page by going to save as or you can rename it as you would anyother file on your computer.

What program have you used for making your web page/site?

EDIT

Ah good good at least your sorted now. :)

[pjam55]

I think we must have crossed over but your help has been invaluable
I am using frontpage

[MATOthebuilder]

so all the files(including index.page) are uploaded to "public_html folder"
do you create one aswell?
or is it my webspace?
could do with your help Johneva.

[pjam55]

How do you name all the subsequent pages? I have a home page now that I am quite proud of (very basic). I now would like to have other pages to go to but i don't know how the pages are structured. I assume you hyperlink to them and they are located in the file but as what?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks

[pjam55]

so all the files(including index.page) are uploaded to "public_html folder"
do you create one aswell?
or is it my webspace?
could do with your help Johneva.

Mine didn't have a public folder as such, I just put mine into a folder named as my website address and it worked!
Hope that helps.

[felgall]

You name them whatever you like (with an appropriate extension such as .htm or .html). Just using lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores is best. Then you put the links in the pages that will connect from one page to the next.

[pjam55]

Thank you felgall I will give that a go. :D