Suspect AOL sabotage when uploading files to FTP...

[Words of Magic]

Hi Group

Recently purchased some new software at www.xsitepro.com. Completed the tutorial included, uploaded example webite, encountered no problems whatsoever!

Now I've started to create my own personal sites, I test FTP connection, its fine, upload thw webpages, transfer complete is fine, but when it comes to finally view the pages, all get is the company where I purchased the domain and hosting from, one of their pages. I suspect it maybe AOL but if it is, why did the tutorial website upload ok?

Its complicated but I cant change AOL, due to where I live, and only allowed dial up connection too. Can anyone shed any light on this?Would be much appreciated...If it is AOL,is their a way around it?...I have got in contact with the software support department, awaiting reply...

thanks in advance.

 

[Jayne]

Hi,

I'm on AOL and have loads of trouble with it the last few weeks, I contacted them and they said that they were upgrading all of AOL, so it may be something to do with that.

Jayne

 

[Jayne]

Hi,

Just had a look on AOL toolbar...

Click on settings, than internet options and then click on advanced. Make sure your box is ticked to let you look at the files.

Hope that helps

Jayne

 

[TWD-Tony]

When you say all that you get is one of the hosting companies pages - do you mean a standard "holding" page????

This page is usually held in the site root as index.htm (or index.html) - and this is what all web-browsers look for first, if your site is using another extension (.php for example) then the initial index.html page will take priority - try FTP'ing into your website and make sure all your files are there, if they are then try deleting the index.htm(l) file and see if that fix's things...

 

[Words of Magic]

Thanks alot for allyour comments...Ive finally reolved the problem. Because i didnt delete the index.htm in the root directory,and didnt transfer my files to the web folder, which is why i cudnt see the pages after upload.

 

[SuffolkDesigns]

Its complicated but I cant change AOL, due to where I live, and only allowed dial up connection too.

You might not be able to change them as far as using them for a connection to the internet, but you can certainly host your site anywhere you like.

 

[Richard Conyard]

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