Ftp setup

[tommythetuna13]

After I have connected my website design program to my ftp account how do I get the files uploaded to be shown on my webpage?

[Anna]

Make sure you upload the files into the folder public_html (or www as that is a mirror).

You would also want to remove the default index.html from that folder in order to get yours to show automatically (index.html has priority over index.php for instance).

[tommythetuna13]

Make sure you upload the files into the folder public_html (or www as that is a mirror).

You would also want to remove the default index.html from that folder in order to get yours to show automatically (index.html has priority over index.php for instance).

How do I go about deleting the default index file? I am 100% new to ftp uploading and website creation. Where in my account do I go to delete the default file?

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Make sure you upload the files into the folder public_html (or www as that is a mirror).

You would also want to remove the default index.html from that folder in order to get yours to show automatically (index.html has priority over index.php for instance).

I have gone into my file manger area and deleted the default index file. Now the webpage shows a error 404, what do I need to do now? Thank you for your time.

[Anna]

Did you upload YOUR files to the public_html folder? If there is no index file to display inside that folder, there will be a 404 error.

The page you want to show up first of all when someone goes to your site need to be called index.html, index.htm or index.php depending on your preference and choice of programming language.

I did notice that you uploaded your files into a folder /tuna/ which gives the url to your site to currently be: tunasdesigns.elementfx.com/tuna/ if you want the site to show up at tunasdesigns.elementfx.com, you'll need to move all files form /public_html/tuna/ to /public_html/

[tommythetuna13]

Did you upload YOUR files to the public_html folder? If there is no index file to display inside that folder, there will be a 404 error.

The page you want to show up first of all when someone goes to your site need to be called index.html, index.htm or index.php depending on your preference and choice of programming language.

I did notice that you uploaded your files into a folder /tuna/ which gives the url to your site to currently be: tunasdesigns.elementfx.com/tuna/ if you want the site to show up at tunasdesigns.elementfx.com, you'll need to move all files form /public_html/tuna/ to /public_html/

Great, I followed your instructions and have figured it out. Thank You for your time and for getting me through this process.