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Old 01-23-2008, 08:14 PM
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I have a one page html doc to put on a subdomain what is the easiest way to get this up and running. I uploaded the file but all that shows is the directory. I am sure I need an index file but I dont know how to generate it. thanks . new guy...
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Old 01-23-2008, 08:16 PM
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Make sure that the page is named index.htm or index.html so that it will load by default. Also, linux is case sensitive so it should be all lower case.
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Old 01-23-2008, 08:19 PM
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wow that makes me feel really stupid thanks for the help!
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Old 01-23-2008, 08:21 PM
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No problem, folks here are glad to help when you have a specific question. Once you get your account here activated you will be able to search the forums and find a lot of answers to your questions. The problem you had is not that uncommon a question.
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