dont know how to make a site
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Derek,
I am new to this webhosting site and i am trying to get a website running. Hope you can help me out here. I deleted the existing index.html that was in public_html directory, I then created an index.html offline ( which runs successfully when i view it offline ) and uploaded it to public_html folder.. The problem i have is my index.html does not load and display online. Is there a step that i am missing? Why doesn't my index.html load and display as it does when i view it offline.? Thanks.
cheers
Lilian
I am new to this webhosting site and i am trying to get a website running. Hope you can help me out here. I deleted the existing index.html that was in public_html directory, I then created an index.html offline ( which runs successfully when i view it offline ) and uploaded it to public_html folder.. The problem i have is my index.html does not load and display online. Is there a step that i am missing? Why doesn't my index.html load and display as it does when i view it offline.? Thanks.
cheers
Lilian
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Use a CMS like Joomla. Set-up a site fast and easy without much technical web developement skills. Lot's of tutorials on it in the web.
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.... but you forget to mention Dreamweaver at least got legally costs several hundred bucks... .
I started learning basic html from http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ . If by now
you have not done anything yet, following those suggestions,
spend some time learning some basic html. You lose nothing. Know how to make a simple page.
You will need a probably a free html editor to start with, like htmlkit from http://www.chami.com/html-kit/ or one from www.pspad.com
Install it.
Create a simple file, eg with such code:
and save it as index.html as advised above.
Log in to your cpanel account, go to File manager, then public_html ...
Either upload that file your created into that using the available upload link OR create a new file using the buttons there .... paste that code there and save it as index.html
As said above, that will help the administrators to know you are working on your site & it does not stay redundant.
You can access that page at http://www.yoursiteaddress.com or http://www.yoursiteaddress.com/index.html & should see this content:
In the mean time, look at those really simple tutorials to get some basic knowledge of html & if you want u can delve deeper. Lots of tutorials around. You can learn how to make a simple site, or at least simple pages. It is fun!
You may also consider using a so called CMS or Content Management System which is crudely, a pre-packaged site with lots of customizable possibilities. Someone mentioned Joomla or Drupal above, which dont necessarily require the knowledge of html and other programming languages BUT cetainly someone willing to learn & experiment to install them & customize them to what you want them to be.
If you feel ready to try the latter option, in the control panel you will see the "Fantastico" link, go there & there. There are lots of scripts, including CMS. Select one like Drupal & follow the instructions for the automatic installation.
You can seek further guidance here, after you take some of these basic steps. Lots of helpful community members here will guide you.
.I started learning basic html from http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ . If by now
you have not done anything yet, following those suggestions,
spend some time learning some basic html. You lose nothing. Know how to make a simple page.
You will need a probably a free html editor to start with, like htmlkit from http://www.chami.com/html-kit/ or one from www.pspad.com
Install it.
Create a simple file, eg with such code:
and save it as index.html as advised above.
Log in to your cpanel account, go to File manager, then public_html ...
Either upload that file your created into that using the available upload link OR create a new file using the buttons there .... paste that code there and save it as index.html
As said above, that will help the administrators to know you are working on your site & it does not stay redundant.
You can access that page at http://www.yoursiteaddress.com or http://www.yoursiteaddress.com/index.html & should see this content:
In the mean time, look at those really simple tutorials to get some basic knowledge of html & if you want u can delve deeper. Lots of tutorials around. You can learn how to make a simple site, or at least simple pages. It is fun!
You may also consider using a so called CMS or Content Management System which is crudely, a pre-packaged site with lots of customizable possibilities. Someone mentioned Joomla or Drupal above, which dont necessarily require the knowledge of html and other programming languages BUT cetainly someone willing to learn & experiment to install them & customize them to what you want them to be.
If you feel ready to try the latter option, in the control panel you will see the "Fantastico" link, go there & there. There are lots of scripts, including CMS. Select one like Drupal & follow the instructions for the automatic installation.
You can seek further guidance here, after you take some of these basic steps. Lots of helpful community members here will guide you.