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[Demonic]

I'm not exactly sure hot to upload files through FTP and then have them show on my site through the main page. Can someone please explain this to me with other stuff about FTP (I'm on FileZilla 3)?

[fiate2000]

FTP will just copy the files on your folder on 110mb server. If you want to show them then you need to change your main page (html file i suppose) with approproate html tags. for example use <img src='imagefile.extension' /> to show pictures.

[bind]

did you read the Filezilla Documentation ?

did you click the HELP >> GETTING HELP button in the application that takes you to The Filezilla Help and Support Page AND start clicking and reading up on how to use Filezilla.

The first step in getting help is to use the resources that exist in the application and its website.

If you have any specific questions after you take some time and initiative to read and learn how to use it, feel free to post them and we can help.


Other than that, ftp is basically a windows explorer type drag and drop application that uploads the dragged and dropped files. On the left hand side is your local computer files that you have developed, and the window on the right shows the website account directory (folders) where you upload to. By dragging the ones from the left and dropping them in folders where you want them in the right window is how they are uploaded, only after logging in to your account though.

[Demonic]

Yes, I did read the documentation. I just want to know where to upload the files so if you go to the main site page you can see them. any help would be appreciated.

[fiate2000]

what do you mean by "main site page"? are you talking about your index.htm file?

[Demonic]

yes

[fiate2000]

read my first post. files will not magically appear on your home page. you will have to edit index.htm to include them. suggest you learn some html coding. visit www.w3schools.com or similar tutorial site

[Demonic]

I already know HTML.

[bind]

you want to upload them where you want them ... a site directory can be unlimited, much like your computers filesystem.

for a main index page you want to be at your sites root directory, which is the default location every time you login through ftp. ... its also location: Remote Site: / in filezilla

if you want to add images, its good to create an /images/ directory, as well as any other types, to keep things neet and orderly, also so you dont end up with 50,000 files in your sites root directory lol