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How do you set up a download page? Please Help!

by smith51536
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I am trying to do something very simple and keep messing up.

I am trying to set up a simple page on my site that I can refer people to where they can download files I wish to share with them. Some of the files are zipped pdf docs and I also want to put up a .exe script.

Will someone review the basics to set up this page please?

Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author highrider21
    Thats pretty easy. You just upload the files you want to share and then link directly to them. For example if your domain is www(dot)eample(dot)com and the file you want to share is file.zip using an ftp program like filezilla you just upload the file to www.example.com/file.zip . And then link directly to it like this: <a href="http://www.example.com/file.zip"> Click here to download file.zip </a>

    Just learn some basic html, and how to upload files using an ftp program like filezilla. Hope this helped.
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    • Profile picture of the author smith51536
      I know how to upload with FileZilla. It is the linking part I don't quite get. Do I create the download page and then on that page write "Click Here For Instant Download," having that phrase codes as: <ahref="http://www.mydomain.com/filename">
      What if I have a couple of pdf's and a .exe file? How would I link to them?
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      • Profile picture of the author Steve Wells
        Originally Posted by smith51536 View Post

        I know how to upload with FileZilla. It is the linking part I don't quite get. Do I create the download page and then on that page write "Click Here For Instant Download," having that phrase codes as: <ahref="http://www.mydomain.com/filename">
        What if I have a couple of pdf's and a .exe file? How would I link to them?
        Steve
        same way, I use box.net though, its great and its cheap, you can upload what ever files you want then they give you a download link, I requested a special feature to be added and within 2 weeks it was added, I guess it was a good feature.

        The feature I asked for was the ability to UNSHARE a file at a specified time or the ability to DELETE a file at a specified time, and now they have both.

        I think I pay like 7 or 8 dollars a month.....
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  • Profile picture of the author Fat Wolf
    is anyone know is there anyway that you can set up a password to a download page? so the people don't have the password can't download it, thank you
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    • Profile picture of the author enigmanic
      Originally Posted by Fat Wolf View Post

      is anyone know is there anyway that you can set up a password to a download page? so the people don't have the password can't download it, thank you
      If you run your own site, you can normally set passwords for pages or directories through your host's control panel. You can also use simple javascripts to set passwords, but those can be easily hacked. If you're completely new, I suggest finding a service that offers password protected downloads.
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  • Profile picture of the author hhunt
    @Fat wolf,
    Please consider starting a new thread next time and not hijacking someone else's. It is now getting difficult to work out who is asking what.

    To the OP, if you'd like to offer multiple files for download, just link to each one individually. There's no such thing as one link to multiple file download in HTML.

    HTH.
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    • Profile picture of the author chaos69
      Originally Posted by hhunt View Post

      To the OP, if you'd like to offer multiple files for download, just link to each one individually. There's no such thing as one link to multiple file download in HTML.
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      Its called an archive .... zip/tag/gz/bz/rar/whatever

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    • Profile picture of the author smith51536
      Originally Posted by hhunt View Post

      @Fat wolf,
      Please consider starting a new thread next time and not hijacking someone else's. It is now getting difficult to work out who is asking what.

      To the OP, if you'd like to offer multiple files for download, just link to each one individually. There's no such thing as one link to multiple file download in HTML.

      HTH.
      hhunt,

      Thanks for the instruction.

      Steve
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