Upload problem?

[lucyben]

We have just uploaded our website using Frontpage 2000 to our server, but now when we enter our homepage address it goes to a folder directory list as seen in Frontpage. If you then open the Pages folder it opens the Homepage. (The Pages folder contains the index.htm file). Im guessing the problem lies with moving the index.htm file so it is visible straight away, but how do i do this?

 

[CoreyBryant]

Try renaming your index.htm to index.html - depending on your hosting company it might be this. Most though should work with index.htm though

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[lucyben]

Corey,

I tried changing the name to .html but it made no difference when i uploaded it, any other suggestions...?

 

[CoreyBryant]

Who is your hosting company? If you type in

http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html

- does that work?

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[lucyben]

Nope still not working, the domain is

http://www.lucy-co.co.uk,

and the index file is in the Pages directory if that helps...? When you click on the pages folder the homepage opens.

 

[CoreyBryant]

I do not see an index.htm or index.html file in there. I only see postinfo.html in the main

http://www folder.

When I click on the Pages folder a site comes up. Is this what you want?

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[lucyben]

yes it is. I tried making the file available in that initial folder list but couldnt. Is that what i need to do?

 

[CoreyBryant]

Yes - you need to move the index page from pages/index.htm to just index.htm. When you type in

http://www.lucy-co.co.uk,

it is looking for index.htm or index.html & right now yyou are wanting it to look for

http://www.lucy-co.co.uk/Pages/index.htm

- I can give you the code to have it revert to

http://www.lucy-co.co.uk/Pages

instead if that would be easier? You should be able to drag the index.htm from the Pages to the main folder via FP.

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Corey

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[lucyben]

No i dropped the file in using the folder outside of Frontpage, but its worked. Thanks very much - thats saved a lot of further problems.

 

[CoreyBryant]

No problem. I see that you probably just copied the entire folder. Glad you got it to work. Good luck!

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