How do I create my front page for my domain name.

[Rob]

What do I need to do to tie my domain name (ie: www.mydomainname.com)
to a page that I've uploaded? I've figured out how to make files
underneath the domain name, but not how to point the domain name to a
single file on the webhost.

 

[Edward Alfert]

(e-mail address removed) (Rob) wrote in

What do I need to do to tie my domain name (ie: www.mydomainname.com)
to a page that I've uploaded? I've figured out how to make files
underneath the domain name, but not how to point the domain name to a
single file on the webhost.

You cannot point a domain to a page. You must create a page with a
specific name.

Create a page with any of the following names and it should work:
index.htm
index.html

Some of the following names may also work depending on your host:
default.htm
index.php
default.php
index.shtml

Basically, if you only enter the domain name and don't append a page name,
the webserver looks for a page with one of the "default" names.

 

[JustAnotherGuy]

(e-mail address removed) (Rob) wrote in




You cannot point a domain to a page. You must create a page with a
specific name.

But you can redirect, right? (.htaccess is my new infatuation)

 

[Edward Alfert]

But you can redirect, right? (.htaccess is my new infatuation)

Yes. this is true. You can either redirect in .htaccess using mod_rewrite
or create a default page and use meta or php to redirect.

 

[brucie]

What do I need to do to tie my domain name (ie: www.mydomainname.com)
to a page that I've uploaded?

string

 

[Richard]

What do I need to do to tie my domain name (ie: www.mydomainname.com)
to a page that I've uploaded? I've figured out how to make files
underneath the domain name, but not how to point the domain name to a
single file on the webhost.

<a href="http://www.thatdomainname.com/directory/name-of-page.html">
Go to this page
</a>

A blue line would appear under "go to this page" as in www.stupidsplace.com
learn what Anchor is used for.