How do i get my website working?

WAK69 · 10-08-2006, 14:42

Hi peeps

I need help badly

, i've created my own website using Dreamweaver 8, checked links...everything works fine, uploaded via FTP to my ISP (NTL) following DW instructions, checked links again via 'sync', again, everything fine. My files are visible when i use my FTP proggie. The problem i have is that when using IE and type the URL of my site i just get a 'Page not found' screen

. Can any brainbox's out there tell me how to get a site created with Dreamweaver recognised in IE. Sorry this is brief.

Paul · 10-08-2006, 14:48

Have you got an index page and are all files in the root of the upload directory (not in a folder in the root directory)?

**Graham M** · 10-08-2006, 14:58

NTL's hosting does not support any scripting such as PHP

WAK69 · 10-08-2006, 15:02

Obviously, 2 in fact, index.html and index.htm. In the <head> i;ve got all this stuff

<title>The Name Of Your Website Goes Here </title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<meta http-equiv="PRAGMA" content="NO-CACHE" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="0" />
<meta name="RESOURCE-TYPE" content="DOCUMENT" />
<meta name="DISTRIBUTION" content="GLOBAL" />
<meta name="Keywords" content="Type here as many keywords as possible that relates to your site. Each keyword MUST be separated by a comma." />
<meta name="Description" content="Name of your site here - and put here a brief description of your site here." />
<meta name="ROBOTS" content="ALL" />
<meta name="REVISIT-AFTER" content="1 DAYS" />
<meta name="RATING" content="GENERAL" />
<link href="styles.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />

'title' 'keywords' and 'description' are also filled to suit my site. I'm sure there's something still missing.

Thanks for replying so quick

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph

NTL's hosting does not support any scripting such as PHP

Ahhh, i didn't know that. Cheerz

TheNorm · 10-08-2006, 15:06

Try a very simple "hello world" index page, made in Notepad.

WAK69 · 10-08-2006, 15:16

Tried that as well. I gonna remove all the references to PHP

and see what happens then, thanks guys but i might be back me is thinking

Paul · 10-08-2006, 15:23

Can you take a screen shot of how your FTP list looks? Also what link are you using to get to your website when it's uploaded?
more info here

WAK69 · 10-08-2006, 15:45

Can you be more specific about 'what link are you using to get to your website when it's uploaded?'.

Paul · 10-08-2006, 15:52

what url are you looking at to access your site, do you use a proxy in IE and have you cleared all your temp files and CTRL+F5 'd??

WAK69 · 10-08-2006, 16:01

At the moment it's www.doyouknowthis.co.uk (purely for testing). I don't use a proxy 'though http://www.speedguide.net/' say's i do and i always clear the temp files.

Paul · 10-08-2006, 16:11

Is that URL pointing to your NTL upload space then? What happens if you pointed it at your normal http://homepage.ntlworld.com/(your account name here) url?

WAK69 · 10-08-2006, 16:19

Paul

Yes m8, tried that and it displays my page but it's the global www.doyouknowthis.co.uk that i'm trying to get working.

Loving your advice by the way

**Kevin T** · 10-08-2006, 16:22

You have registered that domain name haven't you?

Coming up unregistered on my searches...

**Graham M** · 10-08-2006, 16:23

Same here.

Paul · 10-08-2006, 16:23

It won't work unless you register that domain and then point the domain at your ntlworld address. Have you registered the domain?