3610
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
# Posts: 7
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 05:23
I loaded my website template to the ftp directory on my site, why does it not show up? I am just taking over the running of the site and there is currently a template on the site that I want to over write. Do I need to delete all of the current information before the new file will run? So confused...
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mj1256
Joined: Jun 05, 2006
# Posts: 918
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 06:17
what are you using
frontpage, dreamweaver, golive, a cms
we need more info
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3610
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 06:28
I used flash 8 to create the content, and am uploading through internet explorer.
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3610
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 07:23
is that what you ment by what am I using??
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
# Posts: 4391
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 08:19
you need to upload it to the 'web root'. Generally 'web root' is a directory called 'public_html' aka 'www'.
'www' is a shortcut to 'public_html' directory.
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SportsGuy
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Joined: Aug 30, 2002
# Posts: 3600
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 15:04
the 'root" might also be in a folder called "httpdocs" - that's where mine is on my server. 
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3610
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 17:21
I have found public_html, and am wondering if all the prior information needs to be removed before this new template will override that information?
I just took over running this site and there is a ton of other files in there from the previous operator. What can I delete without harming anything else?
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 17:48
don't delete anything. Just upload your file to public_html folder and you can see it as yoursite.com/file.html
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3610
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 18:19
What I dont get is how "it" (the domain server?) knows which file I want it to run because there are other html files there?
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g1smd
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Joined: Jul 28, 2002
# Posts: 10437
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 18:55
It runs the file that the user asks for in their browser.
If they specify no file, then the index file is the one that is loaded.
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3610
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
# Posts: 7
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 19:34
So should I rename the flash file that I want to load as the index file? Actually I tried that and the flash html did not run it only showed a black background on the domain. I just am wondering how the other files that go with the main flash file are loading externally.
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3610
Joined: Feb 21, 2007
# Posts: 7
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Posted: 2007-Feb-22 21:23
Thank you all for sharing your knowledge with a complete novice. I did it... my template is up and running on the site. The key after getting it to the public_html file was the index.html file name. Once I renamed the current file template to index.html the server pulled it up.  Thanks again.
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