Understanding the Web Site File System:

 

When you initially log into the root of your account, dependant upon the method which you choose to log in, you will see various hidden files and directories, among them, the two that hold the most importance are:

 

public_html and 

public_ftp 

 

Note: Do not delete or rename these folders or any files inside these folders! 

 

These directories are automatically setup by the system and required in order for your account to function. 

 

Deleting or renaming any of them will cause fatal errors that can only be repaired by deleting and resetting your account.  

 

Deleting and resetting your account will inadvertently cause you to experience DNS problems. 

 

DNS problems are not something that can be manually fixed, as they can only work themselves out in an unpredictable amount of time.

 

Of these directories, the only one that is important to you is the public_html directory.

 

This is the directory where you will upload your web pages and create other subdirectories that will pertain to your web site and be viewable from your web browser.

 

Your pages WILL NOT be viewable on a web browser unless they are uploaded to this directory.

 

When you initially enter your public_html directory, you will see only one directory, which is your cgi-bin.

The cgi-bin is where you upload your cgi scripts. 

 

As you add features from your Control Panel, the system will automatically create other directories within this area. 

 

Any and all sub-directories and/or files created by the system are required by the system to make a particular function operate.

 

The index.html page is the default entry page for your account and this file SHOULD BE REPLACED by one of your own design, but IT MUST BE named index.html.

 

bullet index.html
bullet Case sensitivity
bullet Uploading Modes
bullet ASCII VS BINARY
bullet Autodetect Mode
bullet File Types
bullet FTP and FrontPage

 

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