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[TeamYankee]

Congratulations on signing up to the Internet’s best free web hosting company.. 
A good choice!

If you’re new to HTML and website building you maybe wondering “What do I do next ?”

Well, help is at hand, read on…

Getting Started
By far the easiest way to create a working web site is to use a graphical HTML editor.
Here is a free one:  http://nvu.com/ and it works very well. There are many more to be found using www.google.com

You use the graphic tools to create your site and you can switch to “code” and see how the underlying code actually creates the web page. It’s a learning experience!

A very full-featured commercial product is “Microsoft Expression Web” – very slick and extremely easy to use.
You can get a 60 day trial of Expression Web here:
http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/download.aspx?key=web

 You can probably get that free on the net too..

A full and complete tutorial on HTML web programming can be found here:  http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

Basics
The basic idea is to create your website on your home PC in a folder on your hard drive. Test it on your hard drive and finally to upload the files you have created to the web server. Make sure when you add pictures to your files, that if you are prompted to save the pictures into the website folder you have created on your PC that you do so, or they won’t be visible from the Internet.

Uploading your Files
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
if you registered for 110mb after the 18th February and you're on the new Box 17, there has been a change to their policy, see here:

http://www.110mb.com/forum/changed-policy-110mb-space-10gb-bandwidth-no-ftp-t42836.0.html;msg364017#msg364017

Your FTP details are shown in the "General Server Info" box, on the left hand side of your 110mb control panel, after you have signed on.

If you haven't already, you need to look at upgrading to FTP on your account or alternatively, use File Manager to upload and download your files (look at using zip format when uploading for convenience).

Upgrades are detailed at http://www.110mb.com/upgrade-free-plan.php


Ok, so you’ve created your website and you want to upload it…

Uploading is done using the “File Transfer Protocol”  FTP for short.

Your ftp server name is the same as your account name, as in the example below:

ftp://myaccount.110mb.com

Note:  There is an ftp://  at the front of the name instead of  http://
The password is the same one used when you created your account.

Both NVU and Microsoft Expression Web have built in FTP uploading utilities.
An “110mb.com recommended” FTP programme is “FileZilla” – Also freeware.
Get it here:  http://filezilla-project.org/index.php   you want the client NOT the server.

Use FileZilla to connect to your ftp server and manage your remote website files and to make that all important backup before you upload major changes!

Things to note:
The first page visitors to your site will see is the index file.
This can be either  index.htm  or with  an “L” on the end – index.html
Before you upload any files, delete the "New Account" index.html file on your account.

Ftp server name:   ftp://myaccount.110mb.com (where “myaccount” is the name you signed up with!)

You can access your site either as: http://www.myaccount.110mb.com  or just plain: http://myaccount.110mb.com (without the www part)

HOW TO USE FTP
First of all you'll need an FTP client..  download one here: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

Like so - I'll assume you are using Windows..



Once you have installed FileZilla.. open it up with a double click...
Then click on the "Site Manager" found under "File..." top left.



In the site manager you will see where I already have some sites in there.. (I've hidden any sensitive info with a black square)
Add your FTP site in there...




The "hostname" is the same as your website...  eg:  mysite.110mb.com   
DO NOT use www. or HTTP:// at the front or it won't work.

Copy the picture for the correct settings and enter you password (same as the 110mb.com control panel)

Click "Save and Exit" at the bottom of the window.

Now you need to make TWO minor changes to the settings...
Click "Edit"...  then "Settings"  and in the resultant window go to "File Transfer Settings" and UNTICK the box marked "Use multiple connections..."



And one more...  this will enable you to get a FTP connection by auto-retrying when it's busy.



Now click "OK" at the bottom of the window.

That will take you back to the main window.. click the site manager again and you will see your site in there.. click it then press "Connect"
You should then see the following appear...


Since this is my site.. I have hidden some sensitive info with black squares.

If this is your first FTP connection and you still have the default 110mb.com website then click on "index.html" in the right window and delete it.. "DEL" on the keyboard will do it.

To upload your files, use the left hand window and browse to the file you want to upload and simple drag and drop it across to the right hand window..
Your upload should start right away. Remeber there is a 6Mbytes file size limit at this time (19th Nov 2007)


Optional Extras
To add a mail sending facility (send mail only) or to add MySQL database support and various other extras go here:

http://www.110mb.com/upgrade-free-plan.php

These are one off costs and not monthly costs!!!

You can also get fsockopen enabled and MySQL by submitting useful posts in this forum...
Over 50 posts - fsockopen
Over 350 posts - MySQL enabled.

Your own domain name?  Sure.. all you need to do is purchase your chosen name and add the domain name into your 110mb.com control panel under the “Extra domain” section. Enter it without the www part…

You then need to make a change to your domain name controls (same place where you purchased the domain name) and enter the DNS servers for 110mb.com as follows:

ns1.110mb.com and ns2.110mb.com

Advanced Coding
Here is a check list for things to enable if you want to install a forum, content management system or web blog on your site.

• MySQL needs to be enabled (pay for it or 350 posts in forum)
• Fsockopen (30 posts in forum) or Sendmail (paid option) to enable your code to send mail to registered users

If you haven’t already done so.. join this forum and you can post your questions.

Welcome to our community...  

[TeamYankee]

No one to add anything to this ? cool...

[Slittzle]

It's mean but I'll say it anyways  :

Things to Avoid When Designing / Creating / Brainstorming Your Site:
So you're ready to start a website, claim your stake of the digital pie and make a lot of money doing it. Well that's great, but there's a few things you need to know in order to be successful:

• Sure Animated Gifs are amusing, but putting a whole whack of them on your site doesn't make your site look good, nor does it count as content. People will not stick around on your website to see animated images dancing around.
• Marquee and Blink tags were horrible accidents of the past. There is a reason why some browsers don't accept them (IE does not support Blink Tags, however Firefox still does unfortunately).
• Box Design is ok if you don't know how to design, but don't start claiming your site is the best if it looks like the aftermath of  a game of tetris. Tables can be used for design, but nothing screams website from the 90s like a good old fashioned stacked box looking site.
• Music and Videos - If you must include these, don't make them auto-play. Never use music - it's tacky and stupid, and your visitors (if you get any) don't care about your torrid love affair for Linkin Park [insert other generic band here].
• Originality - sadly there's very little of this left, so you end up seeing a billion sites based off of successful ones. Do we really need 90+ sites on 110mb alone breaking celebrity news that were taken from a tabloid magazine? or maybe the endless parade of warez sites? or better still the endless sites posting tv shows, tv links, movies, or music downloads. Which brings me to my next point:
• Focus on one thing, nothing screams "I'm New to the Interwebs" then a page that tries to cover just about everything. Everyone is guilty on this one when they first start out, but some never grow out of this phase. If you're site has flash games, celebrity news, a blog, a wiki, youtube videos, a forum, a chat room, music downloads, links to sites that everyone already knows about (as in Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia) and a section just for animated gifs - you may as well just crawl into a digital cave.
• Vocabulary is a sign of academic merit and competence. It's not important that you have a rich vocabulary, but for the love of Spaghetti - spell check your site.
• Unique - it goes with originality, but just because something works for one site doesn't mean it will work for you. So you see a site on 110mb or anywhere else for that matter and you like the idea of a blog that talks about dancing Tigers that wear monocles - so you create your own site on it, but in doing so you copy the content of the site or maybe even the design. The last thing anyone needs is an exact clone of an already popular site, let alone on the same webhost. This again also links up to the tv/celebrity/music/warez sites that look like literal clones being popped out.
• Money Really Doesn't Grow on Trees - So you're site is finally done, and those late hours you put in to put the finishing touches on your site were well worth it. Now it's time to open it up to everyone and start making some money. Well as sad as this is, it has to be said - JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SITE DOESN'T MEAN YOU'LL MAKE MONEY OFF IT. It seems harsh and it is, but the thing is that just because you put your site up, doesn't mean that anyone will visit it. And just because some people do visit it, doesn't mean you're going to make money from it. The biggest problem is that people put up a site, and then when they get impatient, and then they click their own ads, and then they get banned/removed/deleted. I didn't say that you can't make money, I'm just saying that money will come to those who have patience. Give it time and build your site - be original, stay away from the over-saturated markets and enter a field where nothing or little is being done. Do your research, if it sounds like a scam - it probably is. If the people supporting a system all include referral ids in their link to the system, it's a SCAM. Don't be afraid to ask here, but search before you do.
• Last but not least, SQL requires either a 1 Time Fee or you have to post. Stop Asking!

[EnockNamun]

I think the noob tutorial would have gotten me through 110mb just fine.  I can't think of anything it leaves out that I would want to know, that hadn't been stated already.

@Slittzle, I think that 'stern' warning to "adsense-whores" is appropriate.  I say post that, too!

[paulwratt]

(thanks TY, I have been unable to finish my guide as yet, coming..)

Alternative or Advanced DNS for Extra Domain
On the left of your control panel is the IP address of the ADMIN server your 110mb.com account is on. The url (or any links in the CP) will tell you what box your account is registered to, then do a reverse lookup on that subdomain or check the list at the bottom of the page..

If you already maintain your own DNS management then just add an new A record, like the following example, changing the info where nessescary (see 110mb IP/HOST below):

Code:

EditDNS:
Record Name        Type AUX TTL IP/Host
isource.net.nz.         A        1     86400    195.242.99.83
www.isource.net.nz.     A        1     86400    195.242.99.83

Code:

FreeDNS:
Type  Subdomain     Domain             Address
  A                 isource.net.nz.    195.242.99.83
  A      www        isource.net.nz.    195.242.99.83

Code:

box5.110mb.com    195.242.99.83
box9.110mb.com    195.242.99.125
box11.110mb.com   195.242.99.214

The current hosting IP's are:

  Box4  :  195.242.99.89
  Box5  :  195.242.99.87
  Box9  :  195.242.99.102
  Box10 :  195.242.99.192
  Box11 :  195.242.99.215

Box4 and Box10 have been merged, so either IP will work for Box4/10 accounts.

Paul

[MTGap]

I'm having some troubles with 110mb.com because normally I use the easy free web providers like Bravehost and Wordpress. Recently I downloaded a CSS Layout from freelayouts.com and I uploaded the default.css part and the index.html which were both .txt files. I then uploaded all of the images. But I don't know how to put the images on to the index...  They are on the website but how do I make it viewed here: http://vmkzone.110mb.com/

Because the images just go here: http://vmkzone.110mb.com/img02.gif

Thanks in advance...

NVM solved my problem! 

[curlefry]

Over 50 posts - fsockopen
Over 350 posts - MySQL enabled.

Awesome. Any other options that get enabled by just posting?

[Krickët]

Over 50 posts - fsockopen
Over 350 posts - MySQL enabled.

Awesome. Any other options that get enabled by just posting?

Yup, any number of spam posts and you get banned.  :-P


I'll add this in...

No MySQL? No Problem!
There are scripts that you can use that will help make it easy to run your site, without even needing MySQL!

For blogging, there is flatpress. It's "similar" to wordpress with less themes, plugins, but the ease of blogging injected into it! It uses BBcode like this forum and is easily customizable.

There is also Simple PHP Blog for blogging. It's simple, it uses php, and it's for blogging.

Also Quickblogger. Just found it on a quick search.

For content managment, there are a few options:

Cutenews or cutenews.ru. Easy to manage your files.

Doop. Similar to cutenews but with more color.

And you can check out more at http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php under the lite category. Some of these are on the 1-click installer as well, but be sure to test them out before you use it, so you don't waste resources.

[pestaa]

I dislike spamming, but Slittzle's writing is worth a really big thank you. I have known all of it, but your style is outstanding.

[admin]

Oh thank you very much. Very nice topic.

[nucleusfermi]

You wrote a very good tutorial, though nothing new in this yet is expressed in very understandable manner, thanks a lot.

[dnlservices]

Hi I just started my first site, well starting is more like it! Was wondering if anyone is familiar with WS_FTP Pro? I have been reading tutorials and just learned that my transfers must be in Binary mode, not sure how to change that any help would be greatly appreciated.


Justin

[Diemux]

Hi I just started my first site, well starting is more like it! Was wondering if anyone is familiar with WS_FTP Pro? I have been reading tutorials and just learned that my transfers must be in Binary mode, not sure how to change that any help would be greatly appreciated.


Justin

May I suggest you to use FileZilla? It's free and I find it better then any other FTP program. Instructions on installing FTP are in the first post.

[wenchuang]

Hello there! I'm a newbie here having a tough start.

I've followed what's illustrated in the tutorial but didn't get it.

I download File Zila planning to upload files; yet, what I got was 'could not connect to server'. Can anyone one brighten me on this matter? What's wrong?

Besides, when I tried ftp://myacountname.110mb.com , what I got was 'Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name corretly and that you have permission to access the folder. Details: the connection with the server was reset."

Anyone help?

Thanks a lot and sorry for being 'dumb'

[Diemux]

Did you fill in your details like this:

[wenchuang]

Did you fill in your details like this:

yes, I did.

[msaan]

how to upload file without filezilla?

[Diemux]

@ msaan, use the 110mb Filemanager in the 110MB control panel.

@ wenchuang, still having problems?

[kriššyafc]

Or you can go to an explorer box in windows and go to username@site.110mb.com enter pass and theres an FTP!

[frendz]

Good post buddy but can u tell me how to get that fsockopen once we have completed 30 post?
i mean do we have to contact you?