This section covers issues that may help you when it comes to uploading / publishing of your website.
Site Publishing Enquiries:
- How do I upload my web site via FrontPage?
- How do I upload my web site via FTP?
- What do I need to call my default page?
- How do I create a customized error page?
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How do I upload my web site via FrontPage?
Microsoft Frontpage (now changed to Microsoft Expression) is a very easy to use, web design program that uses a 'what you see is what you get' interface assisting in the creation of web sites. First, you need the Microsoft FrontPage program application. You can download a 30-day trial version at microsoft.com Run the FrontPage program and enter the information sent in your set up e-mail for:
1. Host Name (http://www.yourdomain.com)
2. FrontPage User Name (Your account username)
3. FrontPage Password (Your account password)
Once you are connected, FrontPage will upload your files into the httpdocs directory and place all files in the correct places.
Do take care that any images that you insert in your website are placed in the correct directory where you save your website prior to publishing.
How do I upload my web site via FTP?
First, you need a FTP program such as WS_FTP.
Run the FTP program and enter the information sent in your set up e-mail for:
1. FTP hostname (ftp.yourdomain.com)
2. FTP username (Your account username)
3. FTP password (Your account password)
Once you are connected, you should put your files into the httpdocs directory. WsFTP will split the center of your screen in two. On the left hand side you can see the files that are stored on your computer, while on the right hand side you can see the files that are stored on the web server. In the center, there are two arrows. Select the file from one side, and to transfer it to the other side simply click on the correct arrow.
What do I need to call my default page?
Any of the following will be recognized as the default page for any directory within your site including the top level directory:
index.html, index.shtml, index.php, index.php4, index.php3, index.cgi
In this way, if you put index.shtml inside the directory httpdocs/about/, when a user browses to http://www.yourdomain.com/about/, the index.shtml will be shown by default.
NOTE: Linux is case-sensitive, so Index.html is not the same thing as index.html
How do I create a customized error page?
For each error page you want to customize, create the following html files:
File Not Found (404) = not_found.html
Bad Request (400) = bad_request.html
Forbidden (403) = forbidden.html
Internal Server Error (500) = internal_server_error.html
Once you created your custom error pages, upload them to the /error_docs directory.
