Solve : cPanel X-File Manager.-Uploading??

1.	Solve : cPanel X-File Manager.-Uploading??
Answer» First off for those who do not know I am a new Webmaster. Okay here goes. I have TIRED to upload a simple HTML file to my File Manager.Just something saying the SITE will be up soon. How do I make that the home page-And the only thing that SHOWS up on the site.All I have now is that Index of /......Parent Directory stuff ect. I did upload the file to the PUBLIC_HTML Also, I did make sure that the homepage is saved as an index.html file. Think I did that part right Thanks all. Anybody? You've registered your domain name? And, you've taken the NECESSARY step to link your hosting service's domain pointer, or whatever it's called, to your domain name with your domain name registrar, right? What happens when you try to go to your site with a web browser? Do you see your page or some generic notice, "something saying the site will be up soon"? What other files are in your public_html folder? if there's an index.php, or index.htm, it may be taking priority over your index.html. rename any such files. also, check the faqs for your web host. they may have changed the index to something else like main.html or something crazy like that. It's UNCOMMON but possible. Yes I have done all that. Here is the link for my site: http://www.blacklinevid.com Thanks again all Quote from: soybean on December 14, 2007, 08:22:15 AM You've registered your domain name? And, you've taken the necessary step to link your hosting service's domain pointer, or whatever it's called, to your domain name with your domain name registrar, right? What happens when you try to go to your site with a web browser? Do you see your page or some generic notice, "something saying the site will be up soon"? Below is a copy of the files in the public_html folder now: YouTubeClone 755 _vti_bin 755 _vti_cnf 755 _vti_log 755 _vti_pvt 750 _vti_txt 755 cgi-bin 755 Create New File .htaccess 0 k 0644 _vti_inf.html 1 k 0644 postinfo.html And nothing I can see is taking priority over index.html.There is a public_ftp-Could that be it? Quote from: michaewlewis on December 14, 2007, 12:59:13 PM What other files are in your public_html folder? if there's an index.php, or index.htm, it may be taking priority over your index.html. rename any such files. also, check the faqs for your web host. they may have changed the index to something else like main.html or something crazy like that. It's uncommon but possible. I don't see your index.html file in there.... Make one and put it in your public_html OKay did that.But,still not working. Quote from: michaewlewis on December 17, 2007, 09:56:47 AM I don't see your index.html file in there.... Make one and put it in your public_html How did you make your index.html file? It looks as if it was set up as a folder....I think it was...Did I do it wrong?... Quote from: michaewlewis on December 18, 2007, 03:03:33 PM How did you make your index.html file? It looks as if it was set up as a folder.... How did you create the file? Did you use CPanel or an ftp client? Using CPanel, delete the current index.html and then create a new one. Make sure you tell it you want to create a file, and not a folder.Gosh,I feel stupid now but,...Thanks Quote from: michaewlewis on December 18, 2007, 05:45:34 PM How did you create the file? Did you use CPanel or an ftp client? Using CPanel, delete the current index.html and then create a new one. Make sure you tell it you want to create a file, and not a folder. Glad you got it working.

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First off for those who do not know I am a new Webmaster.
Okay here goes.
I have TIRED to upload a simple HTML file to my File Manager.Just something saying the SITE will be up soon.
How do I make that the home page-And the only thing that SHOWS up on the site.All I have now is that Index of /......Parent Directory stuff ect.
I did upload the file to the PUBLIC_HTML
Also, I did make sure that the homepage is saved as an index.html file.
Think I did that part right
Thanks all.

Anybody? You've registered your domain name? And, you've taken the NECESSARY step to link your hosting service's domain pointer, or whatever it's called, to your domain name with your domain name registrar, right?

What happens when you try to go to your site with a web browser? Do you see your page or some generic notice, "something saying the site will be up soon"? What other files are in your public_html folder? if there's an index.php, or index.htm, it may be taking priority over your index.html. rename any such files.
also, check the faqs for your web host. they may have changed the index to something else like main.html or something crazy like that. It's UNCOMMON but possible.
Yes I have done all that.
Here is the link for my site:
http://www.blacklinevid.com
Thanks again all
Quote from: soybean on December 14, 2007, 08:22:15 AM

You've registered your domain name? And, you've taken the necessary step to link your hosting service's domain pointer, or whatever it's called, to your domain name with your domain name registrar, right?

What happens when you try to go to your site with a web browser? Do you see your page or some generic notice, "something saying the site will be up soon"?

Below is a copy of the files in the public_html folder now:
YouTubeClone 755
_vti_bin 755
_vti_cnf 755
_vti_log 755
_vti_pvt 750
_vti_txt 755
cgi-bin 755
Create New File
.htaccess 0 k 0644
_vti_inf.html 1 k 0644
postinfo.html

And nothing I can see is taking priority over index.html.There is a public_ftp-Could that be it?
Quote from: michaewlewis on December 14, 2007, 12:59:13 PM

What other files are in your public_html folder? if there's an index.php, or index.htm, it may be taking priority over your index.html. rename any such files.
also, check the faqs for your web host. they may have changed the index to something else like main.html or something crazy like that. It's uncommon but possible.

I don't see your index.html file in there.... Make one and put it in your public_html
OKay did that.But,still not working.
Quote from: michaewlewis on December 17, 2007, 09:56:47 AM

I don't see your index.html file in there.... Make one and put it in your public_html

How did you make your index.html file? It looks as if it was set up as a folder....I think it was...Did I do it wrong?...
Quote from: michaewlewis on December 18, 2007, 03:03:33 PM

How did you make your index.html file? It looks as if it was set up as a folder....

How did you create the file? Did you use CPanel or an ftp client? Using CPanel, delete the current index.html and then create a new one. Make sure you tell it you want to create a file, and not a folder.Gosh,I feel stupid now but,...Thanks
Quote from: michaewlewis on December 18, 2007, 05:45:34 PM

How did you create the file? Did you use CPanel or an ftp client? Using CPanel, delete the current index.html and then create a new one. Make sure you tell it you want to create a file, and not a folder.

Glad you got it working.

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