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Tim Hamilton
678 PointsMy website looks awful
I uploaded my website with winSCP (because Cyberduck was failing).
Upon uploading it, it looks awful. It is displaying as if there isn't a CSS file. However, if I preview my website from my computer it looks as it should based on this video series. What's going on?
My website is iTimHamilton.com
4 Answers
Thomas Regan
2,032 PointsHave you made sure that the css file path is correct?
Make sure a, it is uploaded(css) and b, it has the correct name.
No need to ask if you have linked it correctly as you have already said it work on your computer browser preview.
Tim Hamilton
678 PointsThe path was correct.
Update: I just removed my "css" folder (with my .css files), and placed them in the same folder as my .html files. I have corrected the references in my html files to reflect that change (changing from css/main.css to just main.ss). Now my website looks as it should.
I don't like this solution though. Why wasn't it finding them at first?
Tim Hamilton
678 PointsSorry all, I figured out that my CSS folder was using capitalized letters, but my reference in my html files were using lowercase letters. I am not sure why it still worked properly from my computer, but everything is fixed now.
Justin Ellingwood
12,545 PointsI'm not sure where you were uploading your site to, but most servers will be running some version of Linux, BSD, or other Unix-like operating systems. For future reference, these operating systems are case-sensitive. Windows, on the other hand, is not case-sensitive (it considers upper and lower case version of letters interchange). That would explain why your Windows machine was able to see the CSS directory, while the server did not.
Sam Chaudry
25,519 PointsCheck your file upload I think on loading it into cyber duck the CSS file may not have been loaded. It could be the that file path way is broken simple enough to rectify and that should sort it out for you
Tim Hamilton
678 PointsTim Hamilton
678 PointsUpon further inspection, it looks like my .css files aren't being found, but I have directly copy/pasted my website to the sftp service. my css files are properly named, and in the proper folder. It's properly labeled in my html files too.