sub folders on my website

[remp]

Hello, I am having a problem with the subfolders in my website, if i create one and put a link to them, is like if they can't be found, i i make sure that i upload them and in fact they are there.. what can be happenning? can ayone help me?

[boxxertrumps]

If the host uses linux servers, the paths are case sensitive.
try making every link/path/file lowercase, and see if you have any more problems.

[nwalton]

You may also want to look at the permissions on the folders

[remp]

well i had already thought of using only lowercase letter and still didn't work, and how can i check the folder permissions?

[nwalton]

For permissions, it sort of depends on how you're accessing your server and what kind it is. On a Unix server, each file and folder has permissions for 'read', 'write' and 'execute'. You can set them with number codes. You basically want the owner (you) to do all three, and anyone else to read and execute. If you're using an FTP client like Fetch or Transmit, there's usually a way to get Info about a file or folder. In the info window you'll be able to see the permissions. They should be set to '755' for most items. There are other ways to do it, but that's probably the most straightforward.

[jscheuer1]

All good advice but, let's not overlook the possibility of a really simple answer. These may or may not be the problem you are having:


Most servers won't show a folder to the browser. It needs to have files in it. And, unless they are index or certain other files, they must be navigated to specifically.
Some accounts don't allow sub-folders.

[spyder]

this may be totally off topic, but if you are asking about linking to a subfolder, you may be needing to add a ../ or two to go up a folder(s) before going into the subfolder.

for example if you have 2 folder, one with you webpage in it and one with a picture in it, to link to the picture you would have to put <img src="../subfolder/image.gif">

just an idea