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Jeremy Frimond
Jeremy Frimond
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Posted by Jeremy Frimond
Jeremy Frimond
14,470 Points

Public HTML file on FTP software?

I am migrating a site from a local server to an online server. In the video I open up the FTP software, click on the public html file and then drop the files in there. I am using Cyber Duck and there is no public html file in there for me to click on.

Have I missed a step or does Cyber Duck just look different from filezilla?

3 Answers

Jeremy Frimond
Jeremy Frimond
14,470 Points
Jeremy Frimond
Jeremy Frimond
14,470 Points

Colin Marshall Im downloaded Filezilla for the transfer, and to be more succinct with the videos. The root directory is just a blank /..

I dont know if that helps or not, I guess I will wait and see how things turn out after this upload...

Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

Your root directory is probably your html directory. Try uploading the files there and see what happens.

Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points
Colin Marshall
Colin Marshall
32,861 Points

I think your problem is probably that your web host uses a different folder than "public_html" to hold your html files. What folders are listed in the root directory when you login to your host? Some hosts use a "www" folder instead.