ftp web site space
 

Hi just wanted to know if there is anywhere i can put my web site on for free .
i upload to ntl FTP space at the moment but if i cancel my subscription i will loose the space ..i need about 40meg of ftp space ,,anyone;)

if not a free one then a very cheap one as i'm skint :D
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oops i just read a post below that says that this forum will do web hosting ..

i dont know much about such things so bear with me ..do i just get an ftp upload addy to put my web site on if i sign up for this one ,,:)

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You might want a domain name too *cough* *cough*

:)

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a co.uk domain & basic hosting with 100MB of space would cost about £15 a year - cheap enough?

- much better than a free site, in my opinion :)

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Subtle ;)

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It's my middle name! :D

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Thought your middle name was love?

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allready got a domain name and web site just need somewhere to dump it as it were:)

so if i get the cable forum web hosting do i get an FTP address to load to .:)

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Short for 'subtle love' .... actually that sounds like I have a sexual dysfunction... add some monkeys, and you've got a very mixed up individual... :)

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Ummmmm

Cable Forum don't do web hosting, you might be getting confused with I-web solutions, who provide the hosting for the forum and also for a number of the members here.

They do special deals for CF members, I'm sure someone will post the link soon.

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yes thats the one

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Ok, here's the link:

http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/cfhosting.php

Nice edit by the way.....apologies for drifting off topic for a few posts there ;)
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You will get web space as specified in the package details, you can use FTP to upload your files to that space.

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so anyway ,anyone know if i get an FTP address to upload to .

forgive my ignorance,but that is all i know about web uploads as that is what i had on ntl ,,:)

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Also see here:

http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/faqs...ng%20Questions

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Thanks ,,:) i will give it a go .:D

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the 'address' you refer to is the domain name - along the lines of 'sheridan.co.uk', you won't be able to use the 'homepage.ntlworld.com' address any more, and will need to purchase one. The link in Mr_love_monkeys sig is a good indicator of pricing - the .info option is cheap as chips, especially.

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Though I'm not dyed bright orange with fake tan...

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Woot fight fight fight. :D

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Eh? :confused: I was making a reference to whatis-name David Dickinson.....he uses that expression....

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Surely you mean:

:woot: fight fight fight :D

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just got the iwebsolutions subscription :confused: and i cant make head or tail of it .:confused: :confused: :confused: i have a redirector domain name ,spose i cant use that then :confused:

shall i buy a domain name ?
and as i have allready got the iwebsolutions subscription will i be able to alter it .
oh dear way over my head this lot :dunce:

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hi, I didn't realise you already had a domain name that presumably is set to redirect to the space hosted by NTL.

the key here is whether you can get the existing DNS entry for that name to point to your new webspace - that will depend on the facilities offered by the company you registered the name with, some charge for it, for example.

the email from I-Web will have their nameserver details incuded.

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god knows how you upload to the new web space

cant seem to find an upload folder.

or FTP folder ,don't know where to start,
waste of £10 ,

they make it as if you know what you are doing not for a beginner

oh well live n learn:(

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Any questions you have can be answered here:

http://forum.i-websolutions.co.uk/

I think you may need to register though.

You should have a folder called public_html, I think you need to upload your site to that directory. Hopefully someone will be along soon who can confirm that though.
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There isn't a specific folder called "upload" or "ftp", if you use the link:

http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/faqs...ng%20Questions

You can see the settings that you need for your ftp program though.

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Sheridan,

You cannot use a redirecting domain name, you must use a primary domain name. i-web can offer you a hosted domain name such as

sheridan.i-webhosted.co.uk as we do with some others.

The details to use your account would of been sent as soon as your domain name resolves to the server, however as your domain name will never resolve to the server as its a redirecting domain, you would never of recieved these instructions. I suggest you visit http://support.i-websolutions.co.uk and create a support ticket for this issue.

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nooo, not a waste, as KingPhoenix says, raise a support ticket - they will look after you.

What has happened is that they have allocated space on their server for your hosted account, but it currently is not associated with a domain name.

Once you realise what you have actually purchased for that 'wasted' tenner, you will be a lot happier :)

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I believe sheridan has a support ticket running, he has purchased a domain, and now just needs to contact the registrar to change the nameserver settings. The server has been configured accordingly for his new domain name.

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many thanks chaps ,,just waiting for the domain name company to confirm my new domain name ..;)
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I have been using the SGW software for making my web site ..
after making your web site it asks for a FTP address and username and password ,and it just uploads ,,easy well it has to be for me

I hope this is compatible with this new hosting site ,,

anyone used this before :)

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Not used the software that you're using.

I would suspect that you won't have any problems, in theory you just need to give it the FTP address for your I-web site and it should upload as normal.

If you get any problems the guys at I-web are really good and will help where they can, alternatively I'm sure someone here will be able to steer you right :tu:

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no, but I don't think you will have any problems. Uploading to your public_html folder, like Raistlin said, should be ok.

bear in mind your new domain name may take a couple of days to 'kick in', properly, however, as you have seen, there is ample support :)

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who is your ISP how much do they give (NTL give 50 meg)

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:woot: I got something right :D

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this is my web site at the moment useing the SGW software click below

http://www.oldgit1.plug.to

its on ntl at the mo but i want it on an independant site so i dont loose it if i move from ntl :)

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So if you have the:
Domain & have written a very basic HTML website (yes me) Then all id need to do is buy some webspace? and save my HTML coding in the webspace?
I bought my domain from 123reg its www.pop80.co.uk but currently points to nothing but a blogger standard page.
Anyone help?

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You'd just need to buy some space, point your existing domain name to it, & upload your site.

Have a look at the I-Web link posted earlier in the thread. Very cheap, lots of features, & their support & customer services are excellent.

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oh yeh sounds easy but i have spent all day trying to upload the web site .
upload to where , i still cant work it out ,,what address do you put in to upload to ,:confused: nowhere on the site does it give a place to upload that i can see .
the help file says goto ftp manager icon ,,but there's no ftp manager icon to go to .:confused: god help all beginners

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Sheridan.

From the link that I've posted twice now:

http://www.i-websolutions.co.uk/faqs...ategory_id=3#8

You need to use your FTP software to upload your files to the public_html folder.

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I have sgw software that uses ftp .but it asks for an ftp address , this bit I don't understand ,,do I just put ftp in front of my domain name ..and press upload :confused:

sorry to be such a dunce :dunce: but they don't make it easy ,,it all assumed that you have knowledge of such things :dunce:

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Does it give you an option to view the structure of the existing files/folders before you upload?

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when you were uploading to your ntlworld space did you type-
ftp://upload.ntlworld.com or upload.ntlworld.com ?

You will either need to include the ftp:// or not with your i-web account the same as you did with the ntlworld space. You will find a folder named public_html on your webspace- and this is where you need to put the documents that you wish to be public (ie the htm/ html files and images etc)

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I think the software is asking for the absolute path to the specific folder for the upload.

Would it be something like mydomainname.com/public_html/ ?

I'm thinking that it might be easier to just use this software for the creation of the site and then use something like FileZilla for the actual upload.....

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yep just typed ftp:// in front of my domain it seems to have uploaded to something ,,but when i type in www.oldgit1.co.uk ,,well look for your self ,tell me what you see.

:confused:

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If you go to the Control Panel for your web hosting, and then click on the file manager option you will probably find that your files have just been uploaded to totally the wrong place on the server.....
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You should be able to see where they are, and then use the control panel's File Manager to put them in the right place (public_html).
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Did you upload the files seperately or as one big directory? If as one directory, what was the directory/folder called?

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Sheridan,


Ok, here goes

Ftp address : 66.199.245.98
Username : Username as per your welcome mail
Password : Password as per your welcome mail

Put your files into the public_html directory... You will see this once you have connected your FTP client.

You are currently using the wrong password (i have removed a block on your IP) Please make sure your FTP password is correct before you attempt to upload again.

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I don't think Sheridan is using an ftp client as such, it seems to be a site creation tool.

Not sure if it will allow him to choose a directory, he may need to specify one explicitly.

If that's the case would it be:

IPADDRESS/public_html/

?

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yes its a site creation tool .

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Sheridan, if your tool allows you to just save the files and upload them later you might finder it easier to use a dedicated tool to upload them.

That way you can specify the exact directory that they should be uploaded to, usually using a file manager style graphical interface.

Something like FileZilla would do the trick nicely. As it's a more widely used application we would be able to offer better support as well, to be honest though it's fairly point and click (if I can use it anybody can :) ).

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Kingpheonix ..its there on the site in the public-html file its sgg and looks like they are all there ,but i dont know howw to get it to work

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I can see all the files, they have been uploaded into the root directory, not the public_html directory....

I agree raistlin..>

Sheridan, try setting the server address to oldgit1.co.uk/public_html

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:woot: 2 things right in one thread :)

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yep just tried that ..go look at at it tell me what you think ..

www.oldgit1.co.uk
it all there under sgg ,but just wont work .
i will have a look at filezilla .see what i can screw up with that :dozey:

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It would appear that you are missing an index page.....

index.html, index.php, index.htm or similar.

What was the first page of your old site called?

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Oldgit1

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And that's the problem.

Your main page on your original site was called f10000.html

It's currently in the /_sgg/ directory.

Go to that directory, using your web browser, and click on that file. You'll find that your image locations are borked as well (they're not loading).
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For example, the big picture of you on the front page is looking for:

http://www.oldgit1.co.uk/userfiles/oldgit1.jpg

but it won't find it because the /userfiles/ directory doesn't appear in your site structure.

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ah well .does this mean is a no goer..

thought me a lesson though ..

thanks for all your help anyway chaps ..very much appreciated

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No it's not a no goer, but you need to get the locations of files properly sorted.

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Ummm..... Not necessarily a "no goer", the problem seems to be the way that your software is naming your site files and then the way that it uploads them.

Without going right back to basics and changing all the references on the different pages I'm not sure how to go about fixing it though.

I'm also not sure that if you did that you would get any benefit from it unless you ditched the software you are using at the moment or found a way to make it upload things "properly".

It's not a big site, so if you want me to take a look at straightening it out for you I'm happy to give it a go. Not sure how long it will take though..... It would also be reliant on you uploading the finished pages yourself once it was done, obviously I won't have access to your username/password.

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I can see all the files in the root directory, would you like me to move them into the correct place for you?

The only issue that will occur, is when you want to update your website your updates wont work, as the files wont be in the right place.

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i have that filezilla software now i am trying to upload the ssg file from my swg program ..but its taking a while ..i just used oldgit1.co.uk as upload address and ,,,well its doing something .

i willsee what happens when it has finneshed ,

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KP,

It looks like the files are all within the right directory, there just isn't an index file (unless I'm missing something), also the image links point to a directory structure that doesn't exist (a directory called "userfiles").

Like I say, I might have missed something, you've got more sight of the situation than I have.

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yeah... there is an index file, and userfiles directory in the root area.....
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Now he has deleted the public_html directory :confused:
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Ill put it back, as the site WILL NOT work without it

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oops sorry i thought i just deleted the sgg files ,,as am trying to upload again useing the filezilla ,,do you think it will work ?:)

seems to been uploading for a while now ,,:confused:

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depends where your trying to upload them to.......

You deleted the public_html directory, i have put it back for you, so not sure where your uploading too right now..... it may have timed out if you deleted the directory after you started your upload.
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and there are no files going into your public_html directory

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Did you point Filezilla at the public_html directory?

If not it will probably just be uploading to the root directory.

It might be as well to let KP sort the files out and put them where they should be, he seems to be able to see them ok from his end. That would save any more accidents and there's a good chance that things would work ok.

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what do i put in the address bar in filezilla then


is it oldgit1.co.uk/puplic-html

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You need to connect to the oldgit.co.uk address, using the username and password you were supplied with.

Filezilla should then give you a view of the directory contents of the site.

You need to navigate to the public_html folder and then upload your files to there. Your index file needs to be at the root of that folder.

It's not the easiest thing in the world to explain really, once you've done it once and seen how it works (and how it looks when it's done) you will see how easy it really is.

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there is a file there now in the public_html called incoming ..

does that mean it uploading ?:)

very slow it seems ..

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It is quite a slow process, you are uploading a whole lot of information.

You will probably find that it was quicker with your old software because it was only uploading the updates. This time you are putting everything up there.

Give it time and when it's finished we'll see how we got on ;)

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's ok. Just hope we can get you sorted out :)

Once you've worked out what went wrong this time, and you know why, you should be in a better position to do it straight away next time.

I had similar problems working out what went where when I first got my hosting, I think I've got a reasonable grasp of it now though. It just takes a little time to get sorted, once it's working you'll see...

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i know what you mean ,,

the SGW prgram is so easy it leads you on to think its easy to do web sites .
ntl gave me the upload address and ,,bingo first time , web site up and running .
so i thought i will get my own web space ,,oh yeh thats when it all went sideways..
still this is the way to learn ,,then it sticks in your mind:)

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Has filezilla finished uploading yet?

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.
been downloading for a long time now ,,is this normal with filezilla.
seems to upload very small amounts at a time ..

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Wouldn't have thought it would take this long.....depends on how big the files are though.

Some of those images might be quite large but they shouldn't be that big.....

Down at the bottom of the filezilla screen it should tell you what files it is working on and what percentage is complete. Does that tell you anything at all?

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some of the files had ?marks in them ..now only the www file has a ?mark
is it still uploading to that file , do ya think ..
will it say at the end that it has finished

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Sounds like something's note quite right there, it's difficult to tell without seeing exactly what you're seeing though.

You should see progress bars underneath the files that are being uplaoded.

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i have tried going to the web site but it has not worked ..

i cant think of anything else to do ..i have spent all day trying to get this to work ,,but its not going to with the programs i have got, so i think i will have to give in ,,i'm not realy sure how filezilla works. and i dont know anything about html codes so it looks like its not going to happen ..
a very big thanks for all your help though ..
KP said he could make it work ,,very kind ,,but i would never be able to edit it if you see what i mean ,,

thanks chaps ..i need to get a beer now :( ;)

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What's the total size of the directory you are trying to upload?

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well i my old site it was abou 35 mb or so .

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Ok, I think we need to wait for KP to take a look and see if he can move the files that you've uploaded already to where they should be.

At the very least he can restore the directory structure to what it should be so that we have a blank canvas.

I think the problem here is things have got so confused that we don't have a common starting point/frame of reference.

Once the online directory structure is sorted/straightened it should be possible to talk you through the upload a step at a time. I'll open up Filezailla on my machine and walk you through each step of the process, in theory we should both see the same screens (albeit I won't be able to see your directories/files but that shouldn't be a problem).

Once you've done it once you should be able to repeat the process.

I need to go out now though so it will have to be tomorrow night / later tonight.

There is one other alternative, but that would rely on KP sorting the structure of the site first, and then you getting someone else to upload the files for you. Not a great solution as they would need your password and you would still need to get the files to them.

I'll check back a bit later and see if there have been any developments.

I honestly think that if you can get this cracked you will see that it's money well spent :tu: :)

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yahoo :D :D :D take a look at the domain name ..i think it has worked ..

was it me or did KP do it ,,

i just uploaded again on my sgw program and put the hyphen at the bottom
this time public_ not - can it be that simple ..
please say i did it :)

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Not sure that you will have been able to upload 35Mb of files that quickly but it seems likely that you have.....or that KP has sorted it.

Putting the hyphen at the bottom will certainly make a difference.

The name of the folder is public_html not public-html (the first one uses an under-score, the second uses a hyphen).

I would wait and see if KP posts back to say that he sorted it, we may still need to talk you through the upload process for any files that you create from new or amend in the future.

Good going though, told you we'd get there in the end :)

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well it certainly works - nice one :tu:

One thing, Sheridan - you wouldn't have got the level of support that KingPhoenix has offered, with just any hosting company, it is one reason why many of us have no hesitation in recommending I-Web. :cool:

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yep i think i got it .

i just edited a page out of the site .re- uploaded and it worked .
so far so good ,:)
also the sgw program has a file site box ,,i put public_html in that as well .
that might have been it ..never had to do that with ntl.
:) big thanks to ya all ..:D

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Sounds like you're on a roll there, nice one :tu:

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yes i agree ,and all you chaps on this site have been ,so good to me .
i was expecting to get ignored before long but you still wanted to help ..
good people indeed ,,cant thank you enough :D
i need a large drink now ,,cheers ,all :)

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Nice 1.... Glad you got it sorted sheridan....

Well done all others.... support much appreciated.....

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Definitely :)

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Couldn't have done it without you KP.....got any jobs going ;)

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I've just put an index.html in my public_html directory and it's not working. Is this because my site hasn't propagated yet?

http://66.199.245.98

Also - I'm trying to get dreamweaver to access the site remotely, but I'm not entirely sure what to put in the boxes? Sorry for the newbie q's - I've only used ntl's web space before. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong and could do with some help.

Cheers in advance for looking - Dilli :)

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To view your site with an ip address it will have to be a dedicated ip or you will need to use the format like this
http://66.199.245.98/~username

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Thanks :)

I tried replacing username with dilligaf1701 and it still doesn't work.

It's probably me to be honest. :(

Cheers anyway - Dilli.

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AFAIK, the I-Web Linux boxes have had their temp server address disabled.

You reg'd for your hosting today so your domain will be ordered today also, normally, ...so give the registration upto 48 hours to propogate to the Linux server that you are on. :)

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Thanks :) - I guess it's just more killing on moh 'till then :)

Cheers - Dilli

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Ok - so now the site has resolved - brilliant :)

Can someone PLEASE tell me what I'm supposed to put in the boxes for dreamweaver as shown in the screenshot in this post

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...9&postcount=89

Cheers - Dilli :)

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Looks correct.. What happens when you click Test?

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I took a screeny - it works when I access the site from IE by the way.

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This is quite correct i had actually forgot about this restriction that was impossed due to freudulent use in the past.

:sorry:

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Just an update - I've sorted it now. Thanks for all your help anway. I should have been putting ftp.delicatedesignercards.com

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I can see it :tu:

You can email the webaster - one typo

The old page is accesable here - another

;)

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I never said I could spell ;) No - I'll correct that before I go to bed - cheers :D