need help uploading website

bartonix · 01-18-2005, 05:50 PM

Right i have created a website for a friend of mine and tryed to upload it to their lycos webspace.
Only problem is when i try to access it from the web all i get is the index of parent directory not the home page that i created.
wot have i done wrong???

elf · 01-25-2005, 08:08 AM

Did you make sure to name the file "index.html"? That is the default page that loads if you don't specify a filename, and if you don't have an index.html then it loads the parent directory index

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bartonix Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 7 OS: xp	need help uploading website Right i have created a website for a friend of mine and tryed to upload it to their lycos webspace. Only problem is when i try to access it from the web all i get is the index of parent directory not the home page that i created. wot have i done wrong??? __________________ asus p4c800 e delux p4 3.6 800/1meg watercooled and clocked 4.1 hehe 4 gig corsair xms 4000 ddr 500 Dad said dont point the gun at me

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elf Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN or Austin, TX depending Posts: 6,202 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 and Slackware 10.1 My System	Did you make sure to name the file "index.html"? That is the default page that loads if you don't specify a filename, and if you don't have an index.html then it loads the parent directory index __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! I do not subscribe to threads, so if I stop replying, PM me with a link to your thread so I can find it again. Last edited by elf : 01-25-2005 at 08:09 AM.