Help! how to put index.html in a directory with the correct file size?

[futurika]

I am trying to put my updated index.html into my directory folder.

I uploaded the new file via bulletproof ftp, am I correct that I should be able to overwrite the old index.html?

OK, But what happened was - when I upload, no overwrite box came up but its arrived in the directory anyway but the file size is 0 which was supposed to be 40kb.

And also I cannot find the old index.html file in there, which means I'd deleted it by mistake.

Please tell me the correct way to upload my new index.html with its correct file size?

And put them in the correct directory

Thanks for your time in advance

[96turnerri]

how to upload depends on your host i suggest you look in the help files of you hosts site, the old index may have been .htm not .html

[toicontien]

Maybe a bug with your FTP program??

Make sure there isn't index.html and index.htm in the folder.

Try uploading it via command-line FTP.

1. Start > Run. Type in cmd (Win2k and XP) or command (any previous version of Windows).

2. You'll see something like: c:\windows\desktop> (Win 95 - Win ME) or c:\Documents and Settings\username> (Win 2k and XP)

Use the cd.. command to back out of a folder. Use cd <foldername> to move into a folder. You'll want the current working directory to be the same folder in your computer that you have the index.html file stored in.

Note on Win9x and ME: You may have to type the first 6 letters of the foldername followed by a "~1" to move into folders with names that have more than 8 characters. EX: cd docume~1 to move into a folder called "Documents and Settings." This problem does not occur if you can use cmd for the command prompt.

3. Type: ftp and hit Enter.

4. Type: open <IP address> or <domain_name> and hit enter. This is the FTP address you would put into a WYSIWYG FTP program.

5. It should prompt you for a username. Enter it. Some servers require you to type user username.

6. Enter the password when prompted. You may need to type pass password.

7. Use cd <foldername> to move into a folder. Use ls to get a listing of the contents of a folder. Move into the folder you want to upload the index.html file to.

8. Type: put index.html and hit enter.

9. Once the file has been transferred, type ls -l and hit enter (if it is a unix server) and it will give you a list of the files, their permissions and file sizes.

Once you are done, type bye to close the ftp connection and exit the ftp program. You'll be back to the DOS command prompt. Type exit to close the prompt.