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FTP Woes

by Lee Murray
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Hey Warriors,

I've never been able to figure out the whole FTP thing until recently, as I've always used blogging platforms exclusively. But now I'm stepping up to the plate, getting a little squeeze page action goin' on, and I'm stuck on something. I tried Google searching it, but didn't even know how to phrase the problem.

Not sure how common this question is, but I'll just get right to it.

I am trying to upload a special one-time-offer page that I created from a template using NVU. I've got a main folder which contains a folder full of template images and then my updated template standing on its own. Sorry, I told you I didn't know how to word this properly.

My url is Index of /adsense-oto - or at least, that's what it's supposed to be. But all that shows up is an "Index of" page with a few links. First of all, do you find this to be an easily identifiable, commonly occurring problem that immediately makes you say "Ah, easy fix."

... or is it something that requires further explanation on my part?

I would sure appreciate the help.

Lee
#ftp #woes
  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    The file (page) you want to be displayed by default when going to an address:
    example.com/
    or
    example.com/adsense-oto/
    or
    example.com/whatever/whatever/

    MUST be named index..... It can be any file extension, i.e.
    .html, .htm, .php - just rename your "accoto.html" into "index.html".

    Before you ask: the images will NOT be seen properly because the path to their location is wrong in your HTML code!
    http://pjdollars.com/Ebook%20Covers/...ver%20copy.jpg

    No such directory and file on your server.

    BTW, you should NEVER have a folder or filename with "space" in it!!!
    Those confusing "%20" things are there because of the spaces!
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    • Profile picture of the author Lee Murray
      Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath;4012464

      Before you ask: the images will NOT be seen properly because the path to their location is wrong in your HTML code!
      [URL

      http://pjdollars.com/Ebook%20Covers/abbecover%20copy.jpg[/URL]

      No such directory and file on your server.
      Istvan, I really appreciate your response. I changed my file to index.html and feel really dumb for not already having known to do that.

      And now I'm about to feel a little dumber, I'm sure...

      But as far as my images not being seen properly, where do I even go to change the html code? As I mentioned, I've always been a plug-n-play, upload a WP theme and be on my way kind of kid.

      Simply put, I've got a folder full of images I wanted to upload (and still do). I selected my root directory to upload everything into via FTP, and I clicked an arrow button.

      Yup, that really IS all I know about this stuff.

      So again, how would I go about making "the path to their location" right?

      Thanks again for the help, Istvan!
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      • Profile picture of the author davidmeeonline
        Originally Posted by Lee Murray View Post


        Simply put, I've got a folder full of images I wanted to upload (and still do). I selected my root directory to upload everything into via FTP, and I clicked an arrow button.
        If you open the index.html file in notepad or a free website editor, you will see the <img src="bladyblah">

        Make sure the path points to your image files, and re-upload it!

        Cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    According to the code of your index page there is a folder named:
    Ebook Covers [like this, wrongly, with space in it)
    and in that folder resides an image file named:
    abbecover copy.jpg [again, wrongly with space in file name, a big NO-NO!]

    1. If you refer to a file on the server - it must be there, otherwise it cannot be seen.
    2. To be there, you MUST upload it, using FTP.
    3. Before upload them > rename them all (right-click > Rename) to anything but spaces in it: use dash or underscore for easy readable, e.g. "abbecover_copy.jpg"
    4. Create an "ebook-covers" folder on your server: in FTP rightclick in the right window > Make directory > type the name. Done
    5. Upload via FTP the image files (after doing #3)

    Open the index.html file that is visible now and using a simple plain text editor (NOT, never MS Word!!!), like Notepad, do a Search (Find and Replace) and edit all the bad filenames and folder name.
    i.e. replace the idiotic Ebook Covers/abbecover copy.jpg
    with
    ebook-covers/abbecover_copy.jpg - or in whichever way you edited the folder and file names...
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  • Profile picture of the author Lee Murray
    Gentlemen,

    I thank you a thousand times over. It worked like a charm.

    Now if I could just get you guys to send me over some traffic and sales... :rolleyes:

    Really, thank you.

    Lee
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  • Profile picture of the author Lee Murray
    One more quick question, if I may.

    How might I be able to make one of my newly uploaded files become my main index page? I want my page at pjdollars dot com slash adsense to just become pjdollars dot com. Again, I apologize for such an elementary question. That's just where I'm at with this, and I sure do appreciate the assistance.
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