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getting my index.html to appear as my webpage

especiallyunique

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 8:45AM

Hello, fairly new to this. I have managed to upload my index.html file via FTP software to a web host. I also have a domain name. What is the next step to getting this index.html file to actually appear as my webpage when i load the website address?

Many thanks Sam

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steve263000

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 9:22AM

When you type in your web site address the index page is the first one to show. All other pages are linked to that one.

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especiallyunique

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 12:11PM

thanks, but i don't think i explained it very good. i have my index.html sitting in my hosts (website) but am not sure what to do with it to get it to display as my main page when i type in the web address? how do i connect my domain to this index page? Many thanks

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 1:04PM

For this to work you must have your domain name sitting in some web space at your web host. Once the hosting package is live, any file placed in the public_html folder that has the name 'index.html' will be loaded by a web browser when the domain name is typed into the address bar.

Have you paid for a web-hosting package with a hosting company?

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especiallyunique

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 3:10PM

thanks for your reply, as it was my first attempt i have used a free host called nofeeshost.com. Is this why i am having a problem. I have uploaded my html file to the htdocs directory. Am i missing a simple step or am i way off?? many thanks

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 3:51PM

the htdocs folder is your root folder on an apache web server - the same thing as a public-html folder. Your browser should by default load any html file name index.html (or index.htm) that is placed in the htdocs directory (folder).

What software did you use to create your page, and how did you upload it to the server?

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especiallyunique

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 4:29PM

thanks again for getting back to me, i used filezilla to upload it to the server. I created the webpage in publisher and then converted it to html

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 5:07PM

The first thing to say is that Microsoft Publisher is not particularly good as far as creating websites is concerned. That said, it can produce a usable html file, and provided you uploaded your index file to the root of your server space you should be able to see it on the web.

In saying that I'm assuming that your domain name is being hosted properly, and is pointed to your host's nameservers.

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especiallyunique

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 7:23PM

I am aware publisher is not the best route but just wanted to put a quick index.html together so that i hadn't spent ages making the site and then fail to upload it. After some more research i wonder if i need to alter the DNS of the domain (hope that makes sense) could this be the issue? My domain is with oneandone.

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especiallyunique

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 7:24PM

using somebody elses words 'point my domain to my host' ?

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Posted February 19, 2012 at 11:25PM

"i wonder if i need to alter the DNS of the domain (hope that makes sense) could this be the issue? My domain is with oneandone."

That solves the mystery. If your domain name is parked with OneandOne you will not be able to see anything that's uploaded to a different host's server. You'll need to do exactly as somebody else told you, and point your name to the host's nameservers.

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