HTML not working T_T

ZOMBIE USER 19235 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 19235** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:54 am

hey guys...sorry, but I am having trouble with my HTML. this is my website:

http://deathervescent.keenspace.com

as you can see, it does not look any different from what the normal kind of site looks like. It seems like whatever I do to it my HTML is not effective. I have been doing HTML for quite a while now but I dont understand why it's not working Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html lang="en" xml:lang="en"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head><title>***comic_name*** - Where there is hope, we will find it.</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1" />
</head>
<div class="keen_ad" style="display:inline;">
***advertisement***
</div>
<font face = "verdana" size = "1" color = "000000">
<div class="main">
<center>

<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="10" width="200">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#00FF00" width="50" ><h1>***comic_name***</h1>
<h2>by ***author***</h2>
***todays_comics***</td>
</tr>
</table>

* * * calendar * * *

<br />
***first_day*** ***previous_day*** ***next_day*** ***last_day***
<br />
***comic_name*** is hosted on <a href="http://www.keenspace.com">Keenspace</a>, a free webhosting and site automation service for webcomics.
</font></center>
</div>
</body>
</html>

I tried to add some tables and stuff to the indextemplate page, but I just really don't know whats going on *sigh* I am new to keenspace.

thanks, hope you guys can help
manda

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:56 am

Upload indextemplate.html to workspace/
Run manual update.

It should work, make sure that the file is named correctly, as is indextemplate.HTML, NOT indextemplate.HTM

ZOMBIE USER 19235 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 19235** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:04 am

i think i have tried that before, i am using smartFTP and i am very new to it. When i trigger an update (a full update) nothing seems to happen. i have uploaded my document as indextemplate.html, not .HTML because for some reason my comp won't let me save it as that.

whenever i try to save my notepad files, it only lets me save it as a txt. ok, that might have been a dumb question

please excuse any more of those to come for I am a newbie here and I basically have no clue what i am doing -_-

so that didnt seem to work for me

and btw i went to your face lift page

it was cool but even THEN it still didn't work for me. hmm. this has really been stressing me out T_T i've been working on this comic for about a week already and I am still lost

*sigh*

JexKerome · Post by **JexKerome** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:14 am

First off, the updates aren't instantaneous. Try hitting the reload button a few times.

Second, it's that "html" that's killing you. You need to make it "HTML". Try renaming the file once it is on the site, not on your PC.

Or open the indextemplate file on Notepad, use "Save as" instead of "save", then in the "Save as Type" box choose "All Files" INSTEAD OF "Texts Documents (.txt)". Then rewrite the file's name like this:

indextemplate.HTML

That should do the trick. Verify the filename has changed by right-clicking on it and choosing "Properties".

Hope this helps you.

Now to wait for Ping to come and steal my thunder

.

YarpsDat · Post by **YarpsDat** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:48 am

umm... Jex. The filename has to be "indextemplate.html" all lowercase.
html is good
HTML is BAD
>_>

Or open the indextemplate file on Notepad, use "Save as" instead of "save", then in the "Save as Type" box choose "All Files" INSTEAD OF "Texts Documents (.txt)". Then rewrite the file's name like this:

This was right. Do that.

Also, starblinkz, perhaps you have the "hide known extensions" turned on?
Then you may be saving your file as indextemplate.html.txt which is of course incorrect.

EDIT.
Try this:
save your indextemplate as c:\temp\indextemplate.html
hit [windows-sign]+R
type ftp[enter]
it will open up a dos window with "ftp>" prompt
then type the following:

Code: Select all

open yoursitename.keenspace.com

it will ask you for your sitenameand yourpassword, type them and then type:

Code: Select all

cd /workspace
lcd c:\temp   
put indextemplate.html
close
bye

and then run update from siteadmin.

Clawster · Post by **Clawster** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:05 am

as to the refresh

i dunno if it works in anything else, but in IE hit control-F5 to do a "uber-refresh"
it makes sure it completely reloads the cache

ZOMBIE USER 19235 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 19235** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:09 am

thank you very much everyone i will try that and be sure to say if it works or not~~ *goes off to try it *

ZOMBIE USER 19235 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 19235** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:10 am

WOW IT [HALF] WORKED!!! WA HOO!!! Thank you so much yarpsdat and everyone else who helped!!! now i just have to make it look pretty haha

ZOMBIE USER 19235 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 19235** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:15 am

actually...it only works when i do that

but thats ok, i guess? when i go thru all the codes and stuff. thanks anyway, but is this the only way i will be doing this from now on~ ?

YarpsDat · Post by **YarpsDat** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:55 am

Hmm... there might be something wrong with your smartFTP, or the way you're using it...
But someone else will have to help with that, the "codes" thing is the only thing I use - it's faster than any other!

Also, CommandLine FTP comes with all the computers, so you can use it without installing new software in libraries/internet cafes/other people's places.

manual (a short one)

another manual (more walk-through-like)

Phalanx · Post by **Phalanx** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 3:49 am

Dammit. People take things too literally.

I used uppercase for HTML because people usually misunderstand when I say that. They miss the html. I think I'm going to bold it the next time.