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Lauri Neuding
13,525 PointsNo files on sever
I have a domain on my host. I have created no files or directories except assets and have not uploaded anything yet. Through FileZilla and DreamWeaver I connect with the ftp.mydomain.com just fine, but in both cases I only see a blank folder on the server. What am I missing?
3 Answers
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest TeacherYou need to check with your hosting provider to make sure that you are accessing the primary web root folder (htdocs or public_html).
It sounds like you had already possibly installed WordPress using a 1 click install if it was already installed but you hadn't uploaded anything.
Riley Gelwicks
6,214 PointsSorry, but did you actually upload anything to the server?
Lauri Neuding
13,525 PointsAs stated above, no. All I did was create the site on the host. The local site has assets but nothing else. The video shows file like I would have seen on WAMMP using phpMyAdmin, but this site shows only a blank root directory.
Riley Gelwicks
6,214 PointsMost likely what's going on is the hosting company you are using only gives you access to the public/index folder of your site. Try uploading everything you have in your local folder into the folder that's appearing and see what happens.
Lauri Neuding
13,525 PointsWell, I've uploaded the WordPress files I downloaded. Apparently, WordPress was already there and now it is overwritten. I can't open the folder, but before I did all this, a file called wp-links had magically appeared. outside the folder. I suppose I can download it and look at it.
Lauri Neuding
13,525 PointsLauri Neuding
13,525 PointsThank you Zac. Yes, we have several domains through this hosting company. This one I wanted to use has never been used before. But it would have been something my partner did in the past. I guess my mistake was in assuming it was a matter of putting WordPress in the domain, not the server. I am now at a standstill until I figure out how to get at that part of the hosting account. My partner seems reluctant to let me in or does not understand why I need to. At any rate, I can't get deeper in than that unlabeled folder showing up in FileZilla.