Putting up first webpage.......need a bit of help/encouragement

po0k

I've been meaning to do this for ages now....
I can put together site with HTML no problem. That's easy enough.
But getting my own custom stuff up to my webspace is proving tobe a hassle.
I need 1. URL for free hosting.
2. Details of exactly how to upload/manage my files using Ws_ftp or similar - or indeed any good free FTP program u'd care to reccomend.

Don't start flaming this. I like hardware and tweaking more then scripting/coding etc. atm cos hardware is tangible, even when windows can't detect that old piece of ISA plu-'n-play.......
John

PS whats the username + password for Eircom ISP?

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No-one ever suspects the Duck
He who must die, must die in the dark even though he sells candles

Neil_Sedaka

Try www.freeservers.com , free hosting and has a built in FTP so you just need to locate the HTML pages on your hard drive and upload them.
Hope this helps.

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OOOHH,I hear laughter in the rain.

quozl

eircomfree/eircomfree

PiE

Try www.f2s.com aswell.

either way, when yer using an FTP Program (I recommend Cute FTP btw) you'll just need three things to get connected to the server.

1.) The ftp address. eg "ftp.yoursitename.f2s.com", if you were with f2s.

2.) Yer Username, which you choose when signing up for the webspace.

3.) Yer password, which you also choose when signing up.

If yer using CuteFTP, open it up and goto View -> Toolbars and check the "Quickconnect" option. (or just press F8). This'll give you four input fields. In the first one you put in 1.) as shown above, 2nd 2.) as shown above and in the third 3.) as shown above. You can leave the final one as "21".

Most of the webhosts will have a FAQ showing how to connect, but that^ should do it.

Lenny

ok, just take my advice
it's not much, but you might thank me some day.

Don't tell tom-thebox your site's address

PiE

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by OJ:
Don't tell tom-thebox your site's address </font>

$houtz.

Lump

Get some webb0r space on Boards.ie

John

po0k

jees thanks lads. I was getting abit worried when the there wasn't any response for a while. Who do i talk to about getting webspace from bords? i'd only be using a small bit, not going having an ftp site or nuthing.
Also, what is this tom_thebox ?
Virus? hacker/cracker?I had CuteFTP 4.2 I think, but it was only the trial one. Can i get a freeware one with just basic file management stuff?
Thanks again people.

John (also)

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No-one ever suspects the Duck
He who must die, must die in the dark even though he sells candles

PiE

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by [FCA]SyxPak:
crack</font>

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by [FCA]SyxPak:
CuteFTP</font>

cough*

po0k

Get some benylin for that cough.

Paladin

By far the best FTP Program for the beginner is "FTP Explorer".
Im sure you can find it for free if you do a search.
If not, you can drop me a mail.
paladin@gofree.indigo.ie

Tom

Try http://www.ftpvoyager.com/ it is free and very easy to use. After 30 days you just get a message asking if you wish to buy, this can be cancelled and you can keep using it.

po0k

I used the oportuinity and got me a Boards.ie space.
www.boards.ie/members/syxpak

A very novice attempt, must get one of the HTML books soon. Thanks for the help lads(and lassies, sheep, bears, etc.)

Might have a look into getting a web-cam running. I intend getting a scanner too, I got some good ideas for a site.

po0k

Let me guess, that Larson avatar above my last post there is tom_thebox?
great.
I'm trying to get into my boards.ie space using Win_FTP
using the following:
Host Name/Address: ftp.boards.ie/members
User ID: syxpak
password: (u don't really need to know this)

it keeps saying:
!can't get "the above URL" host entry
!Conection failed "the above URL"

Snaga

Just use - ftp.boards.ie
and itll use your username to decide what directory to pop you in.