Re: Trying to Publish
- From: Mike Koewler <wordwiz@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:11:23 -0500
One of the wonders (and pitfalls) of web hosts is that while it may make sense to upload files to www.mysite.com usually they need uploaded to www.mysite.com/httpdocs (or html_public, public_html or one of another dozen folders). Yes, this stuff is usually printed, but in these days, who reads the manual?!
FWIW, I think we have all been where you just trod. That's what makes NGs so useful - people have experienced what is new to someone else.
Also, FWIW, there is a progression almost all web designers go through. Once you get past the newbie stage, there is one called "educated idiot." We think we know all there is to know about designing and uploading, only to find out we don't really know squat about anything but the basics. Besides the references David gave you, don't be afraid to use the help files and ask GoDaddy for advice. They may not know Publisher and exactly how it operates, but they can give you real good guidlelines and in the process keep hair in your head!
Mike
technochallenged wrote:
ok - I am up and running - thank you for your help - I'm sure I'll be back as I still don't know what I'm doing. But, I did figure out about the "read only" I origianlly started building my site on my laptop and then moved to my other computer - so I went back in and saved it under an another name because it was a read only file. After I saved it under a new name it allowed me to upload the files. Thanks for all the links - I have read all of them and I know that I will be using them greatly. Thanks Again.
"DavidF" wrote:
When you Publish to the Web from Publisher, it produces an index.htm file and a index_files folder unless you change the default settings. The index.htm file is your home page, and your other pages and graphics are contained in the index_files folder. As Mike suggested, Publish to the Web, and direct your html output to a folder on your hard drive where you can find it. Then open those files and look at them. Your goal is to upload both the index.htm file and the index_files folder to the root directory for your website on GoDaddy.
From what you have written here it appears that you did not upload thePublisher HTML files to the correct place on GoDaddy's servers. As the tech said, he found your files, but not in the root directory. Go back and read the directions given to you from GoDaddy as to where EXACTLY to upload your files. Change your FTP or HTTP address...the path to the root directory...the root folder...the root file...it can be called a number of things. You didn't say anything about which uploading protocol you are using, but since you are not using a form, then try the FTP directions. Chances are you have broken the FPSE, so skip HTTP for now and concentrate on FTP. And as I said before, eventually you need to log on to your webhost and find the files that you uploaded before and delete them, as the tech said they are not in the root dirctory and are just taking up space. Once again, read the directions on how to log on to your webhost, and access your control panel. GoDaddy has very good instructions for how to upload your site, and even gives you a link to other FTP programs such as Filezilla. You just need to read the directions until you understand them:
http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?article_id=96&&&;
and this one:
https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/pdf/Hosting.pdf
and several other good articles. And here is another article about Publisher:
Prepare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011053521033.aspx
and go back and read the troubleshooting article by David Bartosik.
DavidF
"technochallenged" <technochallenged@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C0A39CB8-B70F-4DBE-8B81-4D5A0A24B790@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I talked with godaddy and what they said is that all my files are there, but
there is no index file (for the home page) - also he said that all of my
photos, etc.. are sitting in a folder and not to the root - he also said he
didn't know how to use publisher so he didn't know how to tell me to create a
home page (index) page. And when I look in my publisher program I now have 3
files with .pub, .htm and .mht. Can you tell me how to create a home page
index file. Thanks
"technochallenged" wrote:
Oh yeah - 2003 version - www.ncwholesalebeads.com - by ftp (I tried it the
other way too.) I looked for some of the links that you had given before but
could not find them. My hosting is through godaddy - if that is helpful. I
can't remember what else you need, but I would really appreciate your help.
"technochallenged" wrote:
I have tried to publish my website created in Publisher 2003 and have gone
back and read all the how to's etc... but surly I'm missing something - it
keeps telling me that it cannot save a "read only file" what did I do wrong
or more importantly how can I fix it. Thanks - I did try to do this on my
own but I'm hopeless.
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