Installing
your Web Site
Step 1 is for Pack Leader accounts
only, if you have a Basic or Basic Plus account, start at Step
2.
Pack Leader & Pack Leader Pro
Accounts Only:
Step 1. First, you need to download, then edit locally,
your email.fwd file. This is your E-mail configuration file. (Pack
Leader and above only). The standard method for transferring files
is FTP, for more information about FTP, see FTP
Details
FTP into your account and download the file named email.fwd.
Edit the email.fwd file, (see Email
Forwarding for more info) and then upload it, replacing the
original. (Notes: Ensure to use the ASCII/text mode when you transfer
the file. Make a backup of the original in case you make a mistake
while editing.)
All Accounts:
Step 2. You are ready to upload your site. FTP to your
account (for more information about FTP, see FTP
Details). Once logged in, if you see a directory called "public_html",
you should change to this directory. This is where all of your
public web-site data is kept.
Delete or re-name the index.html page (this was the default welcome
page). Now upload your own Web SIte.
index.html or index.htm (Note: no caps.) is the default-loading
page for all directories. Your front page should be named index.html
, or index.htm (or .cgi, .shtml, .php).
Step 3. Now that your Web Site is uploaded, and E-mail
forwarding setup (if applicable) you are ready to read through
the rest of support documentation to see all the set-up possibilities
for your site.
Tips
Remember that our system is SeNsItIvE to upper and lower case
directory and file names. This means webpage.html and webpage.HTML
are not the same. To save confusion, it's best to avoid using
capitals at all, just use all lower case. Also avoid spaces in
file names for best results - use "my-file.html" instead
of "my file.html"
index.htm, index.html, index.cgi, index.shtml, and index.phtml
are the default-loading home pages for any directory
Put your web pages and directories in public_html (if applicable).
cgi-bin, status and icons are invalid (shared) directories
- Do not create them.
Upload your Perl/HTML/TXT/FWD in ASCII/TEXT mode.
Own CGIs (*.cgi) or SSI (*.shtml): utilize any directory except
cgi-bin for your own scripts (e.g. cgibin) and set the permissions
(chmod 755 filename in Telnet or FTP if your client supports
it) correctly.
Don't delete the preset directories unless you are sure you
won't use them (some are required for Procmail, some for stats,
some for virtual FTP, etc.)
View your Site Stats at www.yourname.com.au/stats (Pack Leader
and above only)
Common Mistakes
Watch your CaSe!
Our systems are CaSe SeNsItIvE. If your web page is looking for
a file called logo.GIF, and it is actually called logo.gif, the
file will not be found. It is best to use only lowercase in all
filenames to ensure that this problem does not occur.
Uploading
Make sure that you upload all .gif or .jpg files using Binary
mode. Other files such as a .html .txt or .cgi (scripts) files
should be transferred in ASCII mode. Spaces in a file name may
cause problems, so:
"my house.html" should be saved as "my_house.html" or similar.
Refresh the Browser!
When publishing and creating new web pages, you should continually
refresh your browser to see any new changes. Your machine and
or your ISP may cache your web pages locally, to retrieve the
latest version, click Refresh/Reload on your browser. You may
have to do it several times depending on your setup. |
