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Jun 25.2003

Alrighty I’m a newbie to the letter here. I know basic html but I’m really trying to pick it up and have been thinking about buying a site so I can have a bit more freedom to mess around with whatever I will :rolleyes: Now my question is…I see lots of sites with the basic address [url]www.generaladdy.com[/url] and then when you click on a link it will come up with a new one [url]www.generaladdy/newpage.html[/url] just to give an example. Now do you have to buy all these pages or when you have a website do you get unlimited pages as long as you aren’t over storage quote…or how exactly does it work? Thats more than one question eh?

Thanks for all your help!!!

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@HesterJun 25.2003 — You just have to buy the [b]domain[/b]. That's the "www.yoursite.com" bit. The pages are merely files on the server. So you can use as many filenames as you like, so long as you don't run out of room, as you suggest.
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@lunitari_8100authorJul 03.2003 — After I have the website how do I put these new 'pages' up? You mention that new pages are merely files on a server. So in order to go from a generaladdy to add a page like generaladdy/newpage.html how is that done?? Do I just add a new file like an index.html file in that name or what? Waaaa help the blonde ?
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@David_HarrisonJul 03.2003 — If you were to have the domain http://www.generaladdy.com/ the default page would normally be index.html or default.html after that you can call the other pages whatever you like.

In the case of goecities (because that's who I use although I don't pay) you can upload files using their file uploader, you can simply browse the files on your computer and upload whatever you like.

Or you can use their HTML editor, where you can create/modify all of the .html, .js, .css and possibly other files, whether you have uploaded them or created them with the editor.
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@HesterJul 03.2003 — Once the files are copied to your server, you can then make a link to them from the first page (which is usually called "index.html").

So the code might look like this:

<html>

<body>

<a href="page2.html">Page 2!</a>

</body>

</html>

(Copy and paste this into Notepad and save it as index.html. Then upload it.)

Likewise, that page can contain links to other files and so on. Remember to include a link back to the first page.
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@spufiJul 03.2003 — Like lavalamp said, some hosts allow you to log in on their website and you can upload files, and manage your website that way. What I think is more common in sites that you pay for is that you use a FTP tool to upload files and manage your site. I use WS_FTP LE. I have it set up to where I just use the drop down menu to pick one of the four sites I want to connect to, and hit the "Ok" button.
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