Programming Super Newbie Needs FTP Help

pioneertw · 03-22-2009, 11:34 AM

Hi,

I'm not familiar with server basics so this question may seem laughable but I would really appreciate it if anyone can help me out.

Basically I've just uploaded the entire Wordpress folder via SFTP to a site, so technically speaking it should appear at ABC.com/wordpress, however I don't seem to be able to access it at all.

I see the file on my FTP client, but I just can't access it on the internet. As Wordpress control panel is web based, I'm really having a huge headache now.

Can anyone kindly advise me what I've done wrong? Or have I not provided enough detail? Thanks.

Regards,
Frank

mywebwork · 03-22-2009, 12:04 PM

Hi Frank

WordPress needs two components - the files and an associated MySQL database. Did you already create the database? If so you need to edit the wp-config.php file and provide the details of your database (hostname, username, password and database name).

WordPress has the details on their site at Installing WordPress WordPress Codex .

Let me know if you need further clarification.

Bill

seamusb · 03-22-2009, 08:09 PM

Hi Frank

Make sure that your new "Wordpress" folder is in the public_html (or the equivalent) directory. Most web hosts have a directory above the public www one where private files can be stored safetly. I imagine you dropped it in there by mistake.

This tutorial may help:

https://eee.uci.edu/help/ftp/how-to/

- seamus

awesometbn · 03-22-2009, 11:49 PM

Hello Frank,
Check your file permissions to make sure the files you uploaded are allowed to be "read" by visitors to your web server. Also confirm if your files are case sensitive, like uppercase and lowercase letters. On Unix and Apache for example, upper and lower case file names are treated as two different files. Another idea is to check if your web server requires "www" or "non-www" in the URL. Let us know what happens. Thanks.

pioneertw · 03-23-2009, 01:08 AM

Thanks guys, I'm going around your advices and trying to find what I've done wrong, hopefully I manage to figure something out soon. Thank you all so much for helping out.

bryanregencia.com · 03-23-2009, 09:43 PM

To Bill, Seamus and awesometbn - thanks for your good advices, it helped me as well.

Cheers,

Bryan

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pioneertw the budding marketer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 57 Thanks: 45 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Programming Super Newbie Needs FTP Help Hi, I'm not familiar with server basics so this question may seem laughable but I would really appreciate it if anyone can help me out. Basically I've just uploaded the entire Wordpress folder via SFTP to a site, so technically speaking it should appear at ABC.com/wordpress, however I don't seem to be able to access it at all. I see the file on my FTP client, but I just can't access it on the internet. As Wordpress control panel is web based, I'm really having a huge headache now. Can anyone kindly advise me what I've done wrong? Or have I not provided enough detail? Thanks. Regards, Frank
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mywebwork Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA & Montreal Canada Posts: 2,218 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 759 Thanked 724 Times in 505 Posts	Re: Programming Super Newbie Needs FTP Help Hi Frank WordPress needs two components - the files and an associated MySQL database. Did you already create the database? If so you need to edit the wp-config.php file and provide the details of your database (hostname, username, password and database name). WordPress has the details on their site at Installing WordPress WordPress Codex . Let me know if you need further clarification. Bill

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seamusb Helpful bald software guy War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland. Posts: 177 Thanks: 55 Thanked 93 Times in 28 Posts Contact Info	Re: Programming Super Newbie Needs FTP Help Hi Frank Make sure that your new "Wordpress" folder is in the public_html (or the equivalent) directory. Most web hosts have a directory above the public www one where private files can be stored safetly. I imagine you dropped it in there by mistake. This tutorial may help: https://eee.uci.edu/help/ftp/how-to/ - seamus

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awesometbn HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 249 Blog Entries: 22 Thanks: 9 Thanked 29 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Programming Super Newbie Needs FTP Help Hello Frank, Check your file permissions to make sure the files you uploaded are allowed to be "read" by visitors to your web server. Also confirm if your files are case sensitive, like uppercase and lowercase letters. On Unix and Apache for example, upper and lower case file names are treated as two different files. Another idea is to check if your web server requires "www" or "non-www" in the URL. Let us know what happens. Thanks.
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pioneertw the budding marketer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 57 Thanks: 45 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Programming Super Newbie Needs FTP Help Thanks guys, I'm going around your advices and trying to find what I've done wrong, hopefully I manage to figure something out soon. Thank you all so much for helping out.
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