| If your are a new web designer, you may face a | | | | Now your file is in the top directory (/). |
| common problem after uploading your web page to | | | | Now you will be surprised that, you can not access |
| your web server. The problem is that the web page | | | | the uploaded file from the internet whatever you |
| appear in the wrong location on your website, and will | | | | type in the URL box. |
| not be accessible when you type its address in the | | | | The reason is when you type the URL of your |
| browser address box. | | | | website, you will access the (/www) directory which |
| There are two ways to create a web page at your | | | | is the top directory of your website. |
| website. You can either create the web page on the | | | | All the web pages of your website are in the ( |
| server using the server html editor application, or you | | | | www) or in a sub-directory of (/www). |
| can create a web page on your home computer and | | | | Here is the solution to this problem: |
| then upload it to your web server using FTP (file | | | | When you get access to the top directory, you click |
| transfer protocol) software. | | | | on the /www folder icon in the list. Now you are in |
| The first method is rarely used, because it is not | | | | the website home directory (/www/) where your |
| very practical. It lacks the flexibility of of home | | | | home page is. |
| computer. The second method is widely used. With | | | | Looking at the top, you notice it says the current |
| the use of ftp software, you will be able to upload | | | | directory is such and such. So, when you hit the |
| your webpage to your server. | | | | upload link, make sure the the current directory is |
| The problem is when you ftp to the server, and you | | | | where you want to upload the webpage. |
| are granted access you end up on the top directory | | | | For example, if you want to upload a web page to |
| (/) which hosts all your files website and others. You | | | | the sales sub-directory, you click on the /www and |
| get a screen with all of your folders, sub-folders, and | | | | then on the /sales folder icon in the /www list. |
| single files under the main (/) directory. | | | | This is where you end up: /www/sales as your |
| Now you get a link at the top of the screen that | | | | current folder. Now you click the upload link to have |
| says upload file. When you click on the link, a box will | | | | your web page end up in the correct folder /www |
| open that lets you search for the file you want to | | | | sales/. |
| upload from you home computer hard disk. | | | | In summary, your web page will end up in the current |
| When you choose the file to upload to your website | | | | directory of your web server space. The initial |
| and continue with the step by step process, you end | | | | directory to a get once accessing your account is the |
| up successfully with the file on your web server | | | | top one. |
| storage in the top directory. | | | | After that you can change the current directory to |
| Please note that the term directory and folder are | | | | any sub-directory under you website directory, |
| used interchangeably, but refer to the same object. | | | | where you need your web page to end up. |