Having Problems Uploading

FootballFan13 · 11-30-2004, 02:55 PM

How exactly do you upload your game to a website? I followed my friends instructions but I dont completely understand it. My site is http://free.hostultra.com/~FootballFan13/ ....how would i fill in these:
FTP SERVER ADDRESS:
USER NAME:
PASSWORD:
LOCAL STARTING DIR:
PORT:

Please help!!!

FootballFan13 · 12-08-2004, 08:40 AM

bump?

Ford Prefect · 12-08-2004, 08:49 AM

FTP SERVER ADDRESS: I guess the Servername you posted but usually you can ask your Provider for the FTP Address.
USER NAME: the user who is registered with the Webspace
PASSWORD: ****
LOCAL STARTING DIR: a Folder at the Webspace
PORT: 21 (normal FTP Port)

remington · 12-08-2004, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

FTP SERVER ADDRESS: I guess the Servername you posted but usually you can ask your Provider for the FTP Address.
USER NAME: the user who is registered with the Webspace
PASSWORD: ****
LOCAL STARTING DIR: a Folder at the Webspace
PORT: 21 (normal FTP Port)

Username is probably FootballFan13

f.montoya · 12-08-2004, 10:39 AM

I'm assuming that you'll want to have a normal info website along with a link to your League Reports. If so, first make sure that your main page of your website is named "index.html"

Free sites can be a bit tricky. So follow carefully:

1. You'll have to register a subdomain on your main domain using the tools your webhost provides OR open a separate account to host your League Reports. The latter being the easiest.

2. If you can register a subdomain with your existing account, registration will usually automatically create a new folder and ask you for a password. Once registered, it will give you the name, folder, FTP username and password. The Port should be "21". Entering the settings into OOTP you will enter the website for example : www.free.hostultra.com/~reports.FootballFan13/ , ftp username (possibly):reports@FootballFan13 and the local starting directory will simply be a slash " / " because after the slash will be "index.html" which is the main page of the OOTP reports.

3. If you can't register a subdomain, simply open a separate account. Your registration will usually give you all of the ftp info you need. Again, set the local starting directory to a simple " / " so that the "index.html" file works automatically as the main page of the OOTP reports without having to be typed. For example, if you type in www.free.hostultra.com/~FootballFan14/ you won't have to type in the index.html after the Fan14/. The site will always open the index file first. The Port should be "21".

4. Be sure to place a hyperlink on your info page that leads to your OOTP reports.

Webhosts are all a bit different and thus it's hard to give concrete advice, especially with free hosting. Anyway,

5. If you are still having problems download FileZilla. It's free and easy to use. Simply generate your reports with OOTP to your destination folder of choice on your HD. Then open FileZilla. Enter your website, username, password and "21" for Port. Then you can open whatever folder you want, Ctrl+A and Drag &Drop all of your reports to the folder of your choice. You'll see them listed below as they transfer. When the list is gone, it's done!

Get FileZilla at http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/

Wish you the best!!

Fidel

FootballFan13 · 12-08-2004, 03:55 PM

thank you so much for that help....i didnt attempt to upload yet but i did download filezilla. before when i generated my reports i told it to go to a folder on my desktop. about 500 of the files went into the requested folder but the otehr 2000 didnt. do u think it may have been an error? or can folders only store so much?

remington · 12-08-2004, 04:06 PM

Where did the other 2000 files go?
There is no limit on the number of files in a folder.
Putting them on your desktop probably isn't the best option from a Windows perspective.

I've never seen all the files not end up where I told it to put them. Did you run out of disk space? Does your computer have a quota enforced on profiles?

FootballFan13 · 12-08-2004, 05:40 PM

i moved them all into the folder that i wanted them to go, its fine now. filezilla, i dragged the folder onto the screen but how do i upload them into the index.html folder on hostultra?

and thanks again guys...im getting closer to getting my site up

f.montoya · 12-08-2004, 08:52 PM

OOTP generates it's own index.html file. When you drag and drop ALL files to your folder of choice on your webserver, it will ask you each time if you want to overwrite the existing one. ALWAYS say yes. Now remember, above, I said you need a separate area from your League info site because you can't have 2 index files in the main directory of your website. BE SURE to create a separate folder for your OOTP reports!

Fidel

f.montoya · 12-08-2004, 08:58 PM

On your website, I hope you didn't name a folder "index.html". Name your folder "reports" or something like that. (Avoid capital letters) Then with FileZilla, open the "reports" folder and you should see that it's empty and clean! Now on the left side of FileZilla, find your OOTP generated reports folder and open it. There will be your 2000+ files inside. hit CTRL+A to select all of them. Then just drag and drop them to that empty "reports" folder.

Fidel

FootballFan13 · 12-09-2004, 03:46 PM

so it has to transfer 2000 files *draw drops and drools*

well i am in the process of doing that now. i created a seperate folder, so after this upload my site should work? wOOt i cant wait to find out...thank you SOOO much for all you've done so far even if this doenst work, i owe you one

f.montoya · 12-10-2004, 01:36 AM

Be interested in finding out if you were sucessfull!!

Fidel

FootballFan13 · 12-10-2004, 03:33 PM

my site uploaded BUT....i have every page except player pages. player pages DO NOT work for me. when u click them you get an error and all that crap. i will attempt to upload again soon, do you think there may have been a problem?

remington · 12-10-2004, 04:20 PM

When you generated the reports from within OOTP, did you say "Generate Player Reports"?

It is an option and I think it defaults to "No" but the links remain.

FootballFan13 · 12-12-2004, 10:53 AM

bump

11-30-2004, 02:55 PM	#1
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	Having Problems Uploading How exactly do you upload your game to a website? I followed my friends instructions but I dont completely understand it. My site is http://free.hostultra.com/~FootballFan13/ ....how would i fill in these: FTP SERVER ADDRESS: USER NAME: PASSWORD: LOCAL STARTING DIR: PORT: Please help!!!

12-08-2004, 08:49 AM	#3
Ford Prefect Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hamburg Posts: 470	FTP SERVER ADDRESS: I guess the Servername you posted but usually you can ask your Provider for the FTP Address. USER NAME: the user who is registered with the Webspace PASSWORD: **** LOCAL STARTING DIR: a Folder at the Webspace PORT: 21 (normal FTP Port) __________________ I would pay 50 Dollars for BM 2006, if everybody does. Lets campain for higher but equal pricing, support a good product

12-08-2004, 10:39 AM	#5
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	I'm assuming that you'll want to have a normal info website along with a link to your League Reports. If so, first make sure that your main page of your website is named "index.html" Free sites can be a bit tricky. So follow carefully: 1. You'll have to register a subdomain on your main domain using the tools your webhost provides OR open a separate account to host your League Reports. The latter being the easiest. 2. If you can register a subdomain with your existing account, registration will usually automatically create a new folder and ask you for a password. Once registered, it will give you the name, folder, FTP username and password. The Port should be "21". Entering the settings into OOTP you will enter the website for example : www.free.hostultra.com/~reports.FootballFan13/ , ftp username (possibly):reports@FootballFan13 and the local starting directory will simply be a slash " / " because after the slash will be "index.html" which is the main page of the OOTP reports. 3. If you can't register a subdomain, simply open a separate account. Your registration will usually give you all of the ftp info you need. Again, set the local starting directory to a simple " / " so that the "index.html" file works automatically as the main page of the OOTP reports without having to be typed. For example, if you type in www.free.hostultra.com/~FootballFan14/ you won't have to type in the index.html after the Fan14/. The site will always open the index file first. The Port should be "21". 4. Be sure to place a hyperlink on your info page that leads to your OOTP reports. Webhosts are all a bit different and thus it's hard to give concrete advice, especially with free hosting. Anyway, 5. If you are still having problems download FileZilla. It's free and easy to use. Simply generate your reports with OOTP to your destination folder of choice on your HD. Then open FileZilla. Enter your website, username, password and "21" for Port. Then you can open whatever folder you want, Ctrl+A and Drag &Drop all of your reports to the folder of your choice. You'll see them listed below as they transfer. When the list is gone, it's done! Get FileZilla at http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ Wish you the best!! Fidel Last edited by f.montoya; 12-08-2004 at 10:44 AM.

12-08-2004, 04:06 PM	#7
remington Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 186	Where did the other 2000 files go? There is no limit on the number of files in a folder. Putting them on your desktop probably isn't the best option from a Windows perspective. I've never seen all the files not end up where I told it to put them. Did you run out of disk space? Does your computer have a quota enforced on profiles? __________________ -Chris TWIB - Commish - Cleveland (1884 - present) MCBL - Commish - 50, 55, 59, 65, & 68 World Champion New York Yankees NTBL - Commish - Chicago Cubs (1918 - present)

12-08-2004, 08:52 PM	#9
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	FileZilla OOTP generates it's own index.html file. When you drag and drop ALL files to your folder of choice on your webserver, it will ask you each time if you want to overwrite the existing one. ALWAYS say yes. Now remember, above, I said you need a separate area from your League info site because you can't have 2 index files in the main directory of your website. BE SURE to create a separate folder for your OOTP reports! Fidel

12-08-2004, 08:40 AM	#2
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	bump?

12-08-2004, 03:55 PM	#6
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	thank you so much for that help....i didnt attempt to upload yet but i did download filezilla. before when i generated my reports i told it to go to a folder on my desktop. about 500 of the files went into the requested folder but the otehr 2000 didnt. do u think it may have been an error? or can folders only store so much?

12-08-2004, 05:40 PM	#8
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	i moved them all into the folder that i wanted them to go, its fine now. filezilla, i dragged the folder onto the screen but how do i upload them into the index.html folder on hostultra? and thanks again guys...im getting closer to getting my site up

12-08-2004, 08:58 PM	#10
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	Oh..one more thning.. On your website, I hope you didn't name a folder "index.html". Name your folder "reports" or something like that. (Avoid capital letters) Then with FileZilla, open the "reports" folder and you should see that it's empty and clean! Now on the left side of FileZilla, find your OOTP generated reports folder and open it. There will be your 2000+ files inside. hit CTRL+A to select all of them. Then just drag and drop them to that empty "reports" folder. Fidel

12-09-2004, 03:46 PM	#11
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	so it has to transfer 2000 files draw drops and drools well i am in the process of doing that now. i created a seperate folder, so after this upload my site should work? wOOt i cant wait to find out...thank you SOOO much for all you've done so far even if this doenst work, i owe you one

12-10-2004, 01:36 AM	#12
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	... Be interested in finding out if you were sucessfull!! Fidel

12-10-2004, 03:33 PM	#13
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	my site uploaded BUT....i have every page except player pages. player pages DO NOT work for me. when u click them you get an error and all that crap. i will attempt to upload again soon, do you think there may have been a problem?

12-10-2004, 04:20 PM	#14
remington Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 186	When you generated the reports from within OOTP, did you say "Generate Player Reports"? It is an option and I think it defaults to "No" but the links remain. __________________ -Chris TWIB - Commish - Cleveland (1884 - present) MCBL - Commish - 50, 55, 59, 65, & 68 World Champion New York Yankees NTBL - Commish - Chicago Cubs (1918 - present)

12-12-2004, 10:53 AM	#15
FootballFan13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	bump