New to creating web sites

[duleekim]

im duleekim.
new at creating website. (yet another noobie woot.)

i have few html's,
but dont know how to edit source code.
i already know how to log into "ftp".

never figured out what to do from there.

already looked for this answer in forum, and couldn't find it.
if some1 else already has this same topic, link me to it.

still searching while i wait for a responce

[Twey]

Download it using your FTP client, then edit it locally, then upload it again.

[duleekim]

ok uhh i have no clue how to use "ftp client" to download or anything. -.-
and btw im using a flashwebsite, i also have a normal site wich i dont use (and i can wen i want to or have to), can u link me any were i can get good help? or like tutorials cuz i have no clue how to use any of this.. ive just used generators on the site so far, nothing i did on mi own, and mi friend gave me this site were i can get codes for like cursors, links, date/time, ect.. and all it says on the site is "put these codes into your source code"

[djr33]

google for "html tutorials"

You're talking BASICS, and there's a lot out there.

Just play around at this point, and see what happens. You'll learn, and fast, probably :)


Basically... ftp is how you upload your pages. Make a page, upload with ftp, then you've got it on the web. You can also reupload like Twey says to update your pages.


Google a basic tutorial. You'll be fine.

[Twey]

[qipte]ok uhh i have no clue how to use "ftp client" to download or anything. -.-[/quote]
i already know how to log into "ftp".
As djr33 says, learn the basics and develop your own site, rather than making the generators do it for you. You'll be better for it later.

[Cold Gunmetal]

Copy and paste containing folder to the FTP server. (Open it up, open up the folder containing the folder you want on the FTP server, copy the folder, click back to the FTP window, right-click anywhere inside the area, and click "Paste". Just in case you really are new, I wouldn't know...) Basically, downloading is copy-pasting FROM the FTP to your computer's disk (Hard drive) and uploading is copy-pasting TO the FTP. Or to publish a page to your HTTP server, (actual Web site) Microsoft has included this nifty little thing in the XP version of MS Explorer (the program that opens FOLDERS) that allows you to "Publish Files to the Internet". It's on the little sidebar. When the window pops up asking where you want the files published to, type in the full name of your web domain (http://www.example.com/, for example) and it should publish them for you. You can overwrite the old ones by publishing a new site of the same name. I have a website up and running, if you want to take a look. It's at coldgunmetal.com (http://www.coldgunmetal.com/). There's not much on it, but my domain host won't let me put much on there without paying for "Ultra Hosting." Well, I gotta go. Bye!


P.S. I'm new at this too. I'm 14 years old.

[Twey]

Wah... I typed "qipte" and never noticed.

Or to publish a page to your HTTP server, (actual Web site) Microsoft has included this nifty little thing in the XP version of MS Explorer (the program that opens FOLDERS) that allows you to "Publish Files to the Internet".And where did you think s/he was uploading his/her files to with FTP? :)
Copy and paste containing folder to the FTP server. (Open it up, open up the folder containing the folder you want on the FTP server, copy the folder, click back to the FTP window, right-click anywhere inside the area, and click "Paste".Since you don't know what platform he/she is running, or what software is installed, that's not helpful :) In this case, it would have been better if you'd explained the usage of the "ftp" command-line utility, which functions more-or-less the same on all platforms (that is to say, the Windows one functions more-or-less the same as the open source one, variants of which tend to be included with most platforms).