Geta-Ve Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Hey first off i am like a day new here and my site and domain name are all working now, but my problem lyes in when i go to my site www.geta-ve.com and the index doesnt load it just comes up with some folders, im thinking maybe i uploaded the index and all that to the wrong directory? like im really not sure whats going on so any help would be appreciated, and anyone willing to stand my stupidness i thank you because, basically im trying to bring this site http://www.geocities.com/tor_doc/ to my new one www.geta-ve.com a month back i manually copied every single page and picture to a folder on my hard drive, and for my new site i just uploaded all that to the cpanel thing.. the file manager... anyways thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilexa Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 (edited) Welcome to TCH! Your main web folder is your "public_html" folder. Everything is based on that. So you need to make sure that all the files and folders from your geocities site are copied into your public_html folder. ...Dave P.S. I just went to your geocities link and it was a blank page, so I have no idea how big your site is/was. When using the Cpanel File Manager, it starts you off "too high" in the directory tree. Be sure to drill down into public_html before uploading. If all you files are already uploaded, though, you can click on a file or folder name and select "move this file(folder)" from the menu at right and then select the public_html or other appropriate directory. It's a bit awkward, but it beats re-uploading everything. Edited June 22, 2004 by Wilexa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geta-Ve Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 ohhhh.... ok with that being said.... lol is there any way to mass move everything?! please say yes.. lol thanks for the help bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 The right directory is public_html There's also a shortcut named www Change directory to either, and start uploading. Then your site should show. But remember that Geocities sites often have some weird coding. There are those Geobranding things at the top left of the screen. And then there's also if you used sitebuilder. Not sure how a move would affect that. I would look the code over a bit and tweak a little, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Someone once said that the mark of a too big forum is that from the time you start replying to the time you actually click on submit, there are three or four other replies ahead of you in the thread. It isn't usually like this here, but our zeal to help newbies can make for some out of sync threads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geta-Ve Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 hehe, ya i am on a few really BIG forums and i know that phenomanon but i am actually surprised someone replied so fast... thanks to ALL your help! ill have to look into that dang geocities code thing.. hopefully it wont affect things much.... but i dont mind either cuz this move is permanent till i learn some flash....and then make a flash site.... (or attempt..) anyone know how hard that is? all i need is some buttons to click and to show pictures... without ever refreshing the page.. lol er.. ya....... o_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Well, if you save your pages from Geocities via the browser, just open the files in notepad. On the bottom there will be some script junk beneath </html>. Remove that and at least some of it will be gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geta-Ve Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 know what i realized, i have to go and redo all the links to the pictures, guh.... lol anyhoo thanks for all your help i think im gonna put the site on hold till i make the flash page anyone know good resources? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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