Public FTP

[NeonWarrior]

if i remember correctly, a public ftp file means people can access it and download the files i put there right?

but can they access it from their web browser? if so what would be the adress?

 

[Chris73]

Would be something like this ftp://yourdomainname.whereverhosting.com/file I think. But make sure the files people are downloading are your files and not anyone elses copyrighted material.

Also make sure you read the TOS about being a file host.

 

[NeonWarrior]

well all the files are just photos from trips my club has done (thats what the site is for) and its just a way for people to get hold of them, but the link you specified doesnt work, in my case it would be somthing like ftp://gccc.x10hosting.com but it didnt work, unless i also have to specify the directory folder too?
it just tells me the server is too busy or somthing like that, when nothing is actually happening

 

[faolan]

What about using one of the photo display programs that are out there? I don't remember any of the names, but I know if you go to http://www.devside.net/server/webdeveloper, under the 'Recommended addon software' link there are some gallery programs they link to.

Just a thought.

 

[Chris73]

Yes you will have to specify the directory. otherwise it will be just trying to access your site.
Example would be ftp://gccc.x10hosting.com/pictures


Why not just make download links?

<A HREF="http://yourdomain.com/yourfile.zip">Click here to download Yourfile</A>

Copy and paste the HTML code above into your web page, then replace [B]"http://yourdomain.com/yourfile.zip" [/B]with all your proper information .

 

[NeonWarrior]

so i could put all the files into one ZIP folder and uploud to the server right?

im guessing it would go into the public_html folder?
so say i made a new directory folder in my public_html called "downloads" i would have to put http://mydomain.thehost.net/downloads/"ZIPname" right?

 

[Slothie]

Yep, that just about sums it up.

 

[NeonWarrior]

problem sorted! thanks for the ZIP idea! works perfectly!
and for anyone interested:
http://gccc.exofire.net
http://gccc.exofire.net/downloadables/coniston.zip

 

[Chris73]

Glad to have helped