As you know, ftp is for moving files. You should be able to use the web to access your provider, login and use some kind of manager. cPanel is the most common for Linux hosting. Move your files up one level. What do you have to lose? You need one file with the name of index.html
Al On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 8:04 PM _ Winterlight <winterli...@outlook.com> wrote: > I ftp into my hosting account site. I don't see any of those folders you > are showing. When use a web browser to go to my domain I don't even see > Network Solutions logo and under construction page and that is telling me > it is not online yet. Now if the reason is Network Solutions has enabled > FTP support but hasn't got the site on line yet... is that possible.... OR > maybe Godaddy hasn't completely released it yet. Looks like I will have to > tech support next week and figure it out.... because the weekend will be > full of calls and maybe I need to give it a few days to come alive. > ________________________________ > From: Hardware <hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> on behalf of Al > A <eight.bit...@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2020 12:54 PM > To: Hardware Group <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> > Subject: Re: [H] Hosting ...windows to Linux > > For me, gci-bin is in public-html, where your files should go. I don't see > the htdocs. > How are you accessing? c panel? > > Al > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 7:27 PM _ Winterlight <winterli...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > I can't move up one level because that is root. I have root and the two > > folders. I am beginning to think that the problem is that godaddy hasn't > > released it yet because I can see files for under construction and > > logo-netsol.gif in the htdocs directory so I am beginning to think it is > in > > stasis. > > ________________________________ > > From: Hardware <hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> on behalf of > Al > > A <eight.bit...@gmail.com> > > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2020 11:51 AM > > To: Hardware Group <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> > > Subject: Re: [H] Hosting ...windows to Linux > > > > Move your files in htdocs up one level. It looks like you are in > > public_html now. A screenshot would help. > > > > Al > > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 6:34 PM _ Winterlight <winterli...@outlook.com> > > wrote: > > > > > You mean create that folder because the only ones I see are > > > cgi-bin > > > htdocs > > > > > > I don't want this site on search engines .. and I have a robot.txt file > > to > > > prevent it ....so public-html doesn't defeat that? > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Hardware <hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> on behalf of > > Al > > > A <eight.bit...@gmail.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2020 11:24 AM > > > To: Hardware Group <hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> > > > Subject: Re: [H] Hosting ...windows to Linux > > > > > > Put the files in public_html. As long as front page created a > index.html > > > file it should work. > > > > > > Are you using Cpanel? > > > https://scrot.cloud/images/2020/07/25/public_html.png > > > > > > Al > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 5:09 PM _ Winterlight <winterli...@outlook.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I have a domain hosted at google. I just switched from windows > hosting > > at > > > > Godaddy to Linux hosting at Network solutions. It is a very simple > > > personal > > > > account and no real website per say consisting of text files, a > couple > > of > > > > subdomains..i.e... reference stuff I keep online. > > > > > > > > I downloaded what was on the godaddy windows hosting site. So instead > > of > > > > putting all the files and folders in the root directory of a windows > > > > hosting account I just put them in htdocs folder....is this correct? > > Does > > > > the fact that the windows site was created with front page matter. > > Once > > > I > > > > copy those files should the site start working normally? I ask > because > > it > > > > is not working and I am wondering if the reason is that the site > hasn't > > > > updated yet ... I purchased the hosting account yesterday... or is > it > > > > something about my files? > > > > > > > > But the first thing I need to know is did I transfer the files > > correctly? > > > > thanks > > > > w > > > > > > > > > >
