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Robert12345 - Aug 6, 2006 - 10:19 am

I am trying to set up a directory just like this one: http://www.jasonmcgarva.com/robert/ using my Dreamweaver software. My hosting provider (Go Daddy) said the this can only be accomplished by loading an index script into each folder containing shared files. I have no idea where to locate this script or how to setup the Web sharing directory as my friend has accomplished with Front Page (his website listed above).

Thanks for your guidance.

eric2006 - Aug 6, 2006 - 1:08 pm

Do you mean a directory listing that only displays the files in the folder, and not a web page, as in :

If so, have you tried deleting/re-naming the index.html / home.html file so that the browser will not open that? Also, you may have to change the permissions (CHMOD) the folder so that users have read permissions.

Robert12345 - Aug 7, 2006 - 2:34 pm

Thanks for your reply. The sample you provided appears to be a Web sharing from the OS. Yes, this is what I want to accomplish, however, I want this to appear on my Web site www.nepublicrelations.com.

In theory, I should be able to have a URL such as www.nepublicrelations.com/picture/ which will call up a screen that looks exactly like the one you provided, but with all the files I have listed in the picture folder. The index.html file is currently dedicated to my company's home page so I can't delete it. I'm trying to set up this directory in order to have clients download files I create for them... in similar fashion to a drop box.

My friend's page (the one provided in my first e-mail) was accomplished automatically when he created a folder and FTP'd it to his Web site.

Where in Dreamweaver do I change permissions? I will need some rather basic advice on this.

Thanks for your help.

eric2006 - Aug 10, 2006 - 3:29 pm

I'm sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner. Our system was out-of-wack for a while, and family reasons caused another day of delay.

Anyways, if you have the Linux hosting from GoDaddy, this shouldn't be too hard. I'm not sure if you can do this with their Windows hosting, but I'll keep looking.

Try this:

Download Transmit, an FTP client: (the demo)
http://www.panic.com/transmit/

FTP to your server and find the pictures folder. Select it and go to File ->Get Info. Change the permissions to 755.

Also, make sure that there are only pictures in the pictures folder, and not an index.

Try accessing the pictures folder again.

TechSupport - Aug 10, 2006 - 8:25 pm