7 replies to this topic

[dclement22]

Hi there,
          I was hoping for some help on how to make a website. I have a sub-domain and a domain set up and when I type it in on the address bar of Friefox it goes to a page that says "Index of /". And below it says "Parent Directory" and "cgi-bin/". Can anyone help me out? I am completely new to this and I think it would be cool to create my own website. Once again, I have been approved by Vlexo for the free small account. Thank you so much to anyone that can help.

-Derek-

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[Terry H]

Hey, you need to upload your website to the WWW directory.

You could use the scrip installer to install a CMS, this makes making sites a lot easier.

-Terry

[DanCool999]

Since your new to HTML code and if you want a website from scatch you could download a program such as Dreamweaver or some other HTML editor to create your webpages. Use the editor in design mode until you learn html code and you can easily make a simple website. Upload all of the files to /public_html/. index.htm (or index.html) is your home page and the first page people see when they visit your website.

[Terry H]

Dreamweaver would probbally cost you too much.

Look here for free WYSIWYG editors.

http://geniisoft.com....nsf/WebEditors

-Terry

[dclement22]

Thank you all for the quick responses. It makes me feel comfortable to know that so many people are willing to help. How do I upload my site to the WWW directory? Also, how do I install a CMS? Thank you Terry for your help.

-Derek-

[DanCool999]

If you want cms Go to the main cPanel and scroll down Software and Click on Fantastico. Look on the left for CMS and install it on your domain. Or to upload files to the www directory go to your main cPanel page and click on File Manager. You could also do the tutorial for cPanel to learn more about hosting.

[dclement22]

Sorry to be a nuisance to everyone but.... If I set up cPanel and all of that.. when people type in my website www.**********.vlexo.com, will they see my actual webpage? Sorry again as I am very new to this.:confused:

Thank you,

-Derek_

[DanCool999]

yes the page called index.htm or index.html will automaticly be displayed if that file is in the www directory.