Re: Newbie web-hosting question..

From: James Mercola (james_at_mercola.com)
Date: 09/18/04

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    Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:59:15 GMT

    "Tim" <tim@mail.localhost.invalid> wrote in message
    news:4ziof0uj9722$.1wk84oh64jnnt$.dlg@40tude.net...
    > On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 01:32:18 GMT,
    > "James Mercola" <james@mercola.com> posted:

    >> my FTP uploads fine, and I've removed the temporary "index.html" and
    >> replaced with my own, but when I try to open my domain in a web browser,
    >> I
    >> get the "Test Page" instead of my own index.htm. There doesn't seem to
    >> be a
    >> test page in my root web directory.
    >>
    >> when I actually TYPE IN "index.htm" after my domain name in my browswer
    >> window, it does bring up my home page.
    >
    > Name your default file *exactly* how the server expects it to be. Are you
    > really expecting it to treat your "index.htm" as the replacement for its
    > "index.html", or is that a typing error?

    Had no idea of what the server expects. I'm actually a web-designer who's
    giving hosting a shot. Serverside stuff counfounds me. Plus, I don't have
    access remotely to the linux shell, just the "plesk" admin panel, so I'm not
    sure if I can config Plesk to "accept" HTM vs HTML. (yes, the orig
    placeholder was "HTML")

    > Alternatively, reconfigure the server to use the default file name that
    > you
    > want to use. I always do that, it annoys me to have an "index" named file
    > that is *not* an index.
    >
    > It could also be a caching issue with your browser. Try clearing the
    > cache, or simply refresh the page while holding the shift or ctrl key down
    > (many browsers really redraw the page rather than reload the page unless
    > you force the browser to).

    Thanks for the tip on CTRL-F5. What does it do differently than just F5
    alone?

    James

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