Thread: Uploading thro FTP

Hi everyone,

I'm scratching my head over this..please help if you can

Firstly ..is blueftp and ftp the same ?

I've added a sub domain and ive bought an info site to link to my main website but i dont know how to upload these files so that i can publish them...i tried to do it thro bv but couldnt ..then i tried ftp thro bv and couldnt ...so now ive watched all the tutorials on ftp and sub domains ...again!...but they dont tell me what i want to know.

So far all ive managed to do is add the sub domain....what do i need to do next?

Do i need to create a new folder somewhere? if so where?

Will i be able to edit this site with bv?

Always grateful for any help you guys can give me.

Linda

Hi linda,
If you have a sub dir called "mysub" and your main site is called "mysite"

then when you use BV to publish, you publish to

public_html

To publish to mysite/mysub .... add as below

public_html/mysub

Hope thats enough, if not get back to us...........

Ok David thank you ..i'll try that ...but i think i'll be back lol

Linda

Told you i'd be back! lol

These files are ready to upload and are already in html format ...so how do i get them on BV...i tried opening page with existing html and my pc had a mental fit!..files everywhere! couldnt close them so had to shut down ..and where have they gone? ...ive no idea!

So my question is now ...how do i get the files from my desktop to bv if they are already in html format ....cos now i'm having messages saying .."unexpected file format"

Heeeeeelp!

Linda

To import existing html files into bv:

File>new page>from existing html page>local on this computer selected

then select the html file you wish to import.

You can email me at kiko(at)mvtinia.com if you wish (replace (at) with .)

Originally Posted by Lincslady

Told you i'd be back! lol

These files are ready to upload and are already in html format ...so how do i get them on BV...i tried opening page with existing html and my pc had a mental fit!..files everywhere! couldnt close them so had to shut down ..and where have they gone? ...ive no idea!

So my question is now ...how do i get the files from my desktop to bv if they are already in html format ....cos now i'm having messages saying .."unexpected file format"

Heeeeeelp!

Linda

You just need to use BlueFTP for this. Connect, navigate to the subdomain's folder and upload the files into it.

Well Racey.. you would think so wouldnt you? lol ......but me ..i do it the hard way ...if thers an impossible way to do it ..i'll find it..ive made a right mess of everything and now i have my whole C Drive on ftp!

Ive got a headache

Linda

Linda, it is simple: you have the html files you bought on your computer, right?
Go in BlueFTP, connect, and on the right part of the screen you will see your site content. Click on your subdomain folder (it usually has the same name of your subdomain). Now, on the left side you have the content of your computer. Browse to find your html files. Select them and simply drag them to the right part of your monitor (i.e. your subdomain folder)

Thanks guys...but its gone past simple now....i think ive made a right hash of things while trying to do stuff myself.

I clicked on "local" in FTP then clicked ok for my C: Drive instead of cancel ..then panic set in! ...my whole C: drive seemed to be on FTP! but ive been away from my pc for a couple of hours and now ive looked again and all seems back to normal..phew!

This is a zip file does my sub- domain have to be the same name?

David bless him, has been helping me out here...but i thought i'd put my stupidness up anyway for all the world to see ...just in case anyone else does the same ...(tho i doubt it but i live in hope lol )

Linda

Unzip it in a folder on your computer, so it won't get mixed with other things. Then follow the steps i described above.

Funny.... I know a lady that was having this problem as well !!!!!!!!

But alls well that ends well.

Your website is ok and no sign of those C drive files.............

Ok another question that was put to me ...thanks David lol

Do i have to unzip the zip file in file manager in my c panel?

Linda

Originally Posted by Lincslady

Ok another question that was put to me ...thanks David lol

Do i have to unzip the zip file in file manager in my c panel?

Linda

No, unzip it on your pc then upload.

Thanks Racey

Before you dissapear lol ...does the zip file need to be the same name as the sub domain? do i have to change the name of the zip file?

Also do i have to upload each file within the zip file separately?

Thanks again

Originally Posted by Lincslady

Thanks Racey

Before you dissapear lol ...does the zip file need to be the same name as the sub domain? do i have to change the name of the zip file?

Also do i have to upload each file within the zip file separately?

Thanks again

What specifically is the zip file designed to do when unzipped? In general, no, you don't want to rename it or anything of the sort, just unzip and upload. To upload more than one file at a time, use the usual trick of clicking one, and then using ctrl + click to select any others you want to upload at the same time (or shift + click if you want to upload all).

Its a ready made info website i bought eventually to link to my main website and it said to upload to FTP ....i gave it a different name (sub domain)....ok i got my answer ..i'll go try it now

Thanks racey .. your a pal! ;o)

Hi Linda, you have mail

Hi Naval my friend

I havent received any yet ... you got my address down correct?

Originally Posted by Lincslady

Its a ready made info website i bought eventually to link to my main website and it said to upload to FTP ....i gave it a different name (sub domain)....ok i got my answer ..i'll go try it now

Thanks racey .. your a pal! ;o)

Then definitely don't rename anything, you could make a mell of a hess out of it. LOL

lol...I almost did ..thats why i waited for answers to my stupid questions lol

The email bounced:
- These recipients of your message have been processed by the mail server:
Linda??????****.com; Failed; 5.3.0 (other or undefined mail system status)

Remote MTA mailin-01.mx.aol.com: network error


- SMTP protocol diagnostic: 554-: (RLY:CH) http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlych.html\r\n554 TRANSACTION FAILED


I have re-sent it.

Anyway, that was the content:

Hi Linda, sorry, just had a look at my email.
vegetable-garden.html is NOT a zip archive, it's just a html page (unless you have mistaken the extension). If it is indeed a html file, just upload it on the server, using blue Ftp (Blue FTP is a FTP software, it is simply called Blue because it is part of BlueVoda), others are called Smart FTP, Quick FTP and so on.
If it is a zip, unzip it. First create a folder on your computer, called f.e. "garden". Then double click on the zip file, and the content of the zip archive will appear. It will probably be a number of .html pages. Click on "Extract to" and the files will be extracted from the zip. Select as destination folder your "garden" folder. At this point you have the files, unzipped, in your "garden" folder.
Open BleFTP, connect to your site, and in the right part of the screen you have your site structure and content. Click on the ""veggigarden" folder to open it. When it opens, there should only be two files in there, a folder (cgi-bin) and a file called ".htaccess". Now, on the left part of the screen you can see your computer content. Usually what you see is your Bluevoda folder content, so navigate (use the UP arrow) to find the "garden" folder". Select all the files, and drag them to the right part of your screen, that is your "veggigarden" folder on the site. You are done. If you have problems, let me know, or send me un email with the zip attached, and i will upload the files for you.
Bye

Giorgio

It bounced again. AOL problems it says.

Originally Posted by navaldesign

It bounced again. AOL problems it says.

That's because AOL sucks! LOL

Originally Posted by Lincslady

lol...I almost did ..thats why i waited for answers to my stupid questions lol

Asking how to turn on a light switch, how to turn a doorknob or how to blink your eyes are examples of stupid questions. You're not asking stupid questions. If you were, you just KNOW that I would have smarted off at you by now. LOL

Ohhh...i jusrt sent one to myself and it worked ok.....anyway thank you for that Naval much appreciated, i will do that later but for now i'm off to bed ...i'll let you know if i was succesful lol ..

Thank you all so very much ..dont know what i would do without you all

Thtas true racey ... i believe that you would an all! lol

Night fella zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (snores)

Goodmorning Race, didn't see it earlier.

Hi Naval,

why is it whenever i go to do something i always have a problem! grrrrrrr

I followed your steps to the letter ...i had problems connecting earlier , but its ok again ......now ..i go to try again to load my files ...open the veggigarden folder ..and no ..htaccess file only cgi bin...so now what do i do?

I know ..i'll go cook me dinner lol

Never mind, go on with it. For some reason i can't email you, AOL returns an error message. Do you have another email address ?

Woohoo! ive done it! <dances round the table>

Thanks naval i got there in the end lol ...thanks Racey n David ...ok you can all have a break now...well till the next question ...which knowing me wont be to long lol

Naval i dont know why your having probs sending me mail ..thats strange ..I dont have another email other than other aol address.

Errr i'm back lol

One little question.

Now that the files are uploaded to my sub domain folder ..can i now use BV to edit stuff and do i just publish as normal?

You can do it directly in notepad, or in an HTML Editor. I strongly suggest that you use a VISUAL html editor, as it will be much easier for you to edit your pages.
Please note that BV can import the pages, BUT there will be a lot of things that VB can't handle, as it is a generator and not editor. Also, the pages of the site you have bought are htm, not html, whilst BV will publish the pages in html. So you will also need to download agian the page, open it in Notepad, and then save on your computer as htm and upload again. It will become rather difficult.

But i also suppose that your site has come with some editing instructions: it probably has some text files that are used only for editing the text in the pages. If what i suspect is true, and you only want to edit the text, it will be quite easy. Just follow their instructions.

Hi Naval

Yes it has a read me page and there only a few pages that need editing , just to get the google adsence codes, then an about me page and a partners page and i think thats it. so could I cant put text in the about page thro BV and publish? thier instructions arent very clear to me

I tried and it can be done but it is quite hard as some pieces of the code are not recognized as such by BV. You can do it easily in notepad and remember to save the page as .htm and then upload it again.

Please also have a look at the vendor's FAQ page in http://www.knowitallaffiliates.com/n...ckages/faq.htm

ALL your questions are answered there

Ok i'll give it a go ..Thank you Naval

I'm Back

Sorry Naval forgot you cant answer my mail

I'm doing something wrong here and i dont know what.

Ive been changing the codes for the site in notepad saving it as .htm then uploading thro FTP, but when i go to look at the site live it hasnt changed??

What am i not doing that maybe i should be?