Having Trouble With a PDF I'm Posting for Download

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Ok, so I'm a techie-illiterate. I'm trying to upload a PDF through filezilla to be downloaded from my website.

What folder do I put it in?

I put it in the public.html folder and it just gives me an error when I try to find it.

What am I doing wrong guys?
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  • The link to the file will be case sensitive. MyPDF.pdf is different than mypdf.pdf.

    So, if your domain name is mydomain.com then the link to the second file would be:

    http://mydomain.com/mypdf.pdf

    John
  • Hi,

    You can put it wherever you want in the public_html folder. I would recommend, create a folder with an obscure name, put your PDF in there and add a blank index.html so the folder isn't exposed.

    For your download link, go with:

    http:/ rsite.com/folder_if_used rpdf.pdf

    After you put your download file wherever, create the link, copy/paste into your browser and verify it works.

    Thanks,

    John
  • Make sure you're uploading it in the right "mode" -- there's "ASCII" and "Binary" settings within your FTP client. Just set it to automatic if it isn't already.

    Hope this helps!

    Ronnie
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    • Hey,

      Keep in mind that if you place it in your public_html folder, then you are really placing it in your root directory.

      What I mean is...if you palce it in public_html rfile.pdf, the link is yourdomain.com rfile.pdf

      If you put it in a folder like download, ie public_html/download/ your link would be yourdomain.com/download rfile.pdf

      Hope this helps...
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