Newbie needing help

[kizzy2003]

I am very new to Html and web site development. I am looking for help in finding out how I can or what I need for my website to hold files that people can download from it. I have tried uploading the files to my host and then accessing them but I cant get them to download.

Thanks in advance and I am sure with the knowledge base in this forum that I will learn a lot.

Chris
Ireland

[etheracide]

Why can't you get them to download?

Are you receiving a file missing error when you attempt to download the file? Are you receiving a message at all?

Some more information is needed to determine the problem you are experiencing and possible solutions.

But in general, if you place a file called file.txt in your root folder, then the file should be downloadable at www.yoursite.com/file.txt

Of course a text file wouldn't always 'download' as a text file may be displayed in the browser.

But if you had the site: www.yoursite.com.au and you had a folder off of your root folder called songs and you uploaded MySong.mp3 to that folder, it could be downloaded at www.yoursite.com.au/songs/MySong.mp3.

One thing you want to make certain of in linking to any download is that all capitalization and spaces, underscores, dashes, etc... are exactly the same as the file on your server.

Just let us know what messages, if any, you receive.

[beelzebub.666]

hello
by right clicking on direct links to a file in IE and clicking save target as it will downlaod some files, but form most files you need an ftp. This is a online space to put files and folders on for people to downlaod. this may not be right!

[kizzy2003]

The messages I get when downloading are no such file exists.
When I highlight the file and upload (I am using Cute FTP Pro3) it goes through the transfer but I have noticed now that the file isnt there after it. Cute FTP says requested action not taken eg (file or directory not found, no access) File modification not set. Transfer complete
:confused:
Is this my host. I use DirectNic

Hopefully the info here can solve the problem

[Beach Bum]

never used Cute FTP but the problem seems clear. you are not getting the file to the server. based on the messages you described i suspect you do not have the server directory specified correctly. i think you need to talk with your provider and see exactly what you should specify for FTP.

[zerohdog]

One fail safe way to enable someone to download something from your site is to zip the file and uploadload it. Then make your text link or button to link to the zip file and when the user clicks on it, a box pops up asking them to save it to their computer or to open it. Just make sure you make notice on your site they need winzip or winrar or stuffit to unzip it.