Several students are having problems uploading their files to HostGator. I have found there are two common reasons.
First, capital letters and spaces. Because Hostgator is Linux-based, it can be quirky with capital letters and spaces. So, the first thing you need to do is check your folder and file names and make sure that they do not have spaces and capital letters in them. THIS INCLUDES THE EXTENSIONS (.JPG, .GIF, etc.) Don't change them in Hostgator! Change your original files and re-upload them.
For example, if your folder is called Project or my project, these are unacceptable names, in that they contain a capital letter or a space. Likewise, a doc called banner.GIF won't work, whereas a file called banner.gif will work.
Second, one problem I've seen is that some students waited too long to get started, and thought, "Hey, I'll just use Dreamweaver for my project!" Bad choice. Dreamweaver is as complicated as PhotoShop. You can't just pick it up and start using it. In fact, we have an entire semester course here at Blinn devoted to Dreamweaver alone. Dreamweaver has a tendency to mess up your links unless you know exactly how to set it up. So if that is your situation, I recommend that you stop using Dreamweaver, open your files in Notepad++ and check your links.
Third, you could try validating your site, using the techniques you learned in Chapter 9. The validation page gives you options as to which version of HTML you're using.
If you've tried these other solutions, and all else fails, use the C-Panel in HostGator to create a new folder, then upload each file individually into that new folder.
First, capital letters and spaces. Because Hostgator is Linux-based, it can be quirky with capital letters and spaces. So, the first thing you need to do is check your folder and file names and make sure that they do not have spaces and capital letters in them. THIS INCLUDES THE EXTENSIONS (.JPG, .GIF, etc.) Don't change them in Hostgator! Change your original files and re-upload them.
For example, if your folder is called Project or my project, these are unacceptable names, in that they contain a capital letter or a space. Likewise, a doc called banner.GIF won't work, whereas a file called banner.gif will work.
Second, one problem I've seen is that some students waited too long to get started, and thought, "Hey, I'll just use Dreamweaver for my project!" Bad choice. Dreamweaver is as complicated as PhotoShop. You can't just pick it up and start using it. In fact, we have an entire semester course here at Blinn devoted to Dreamweaver alone. Dreamweaver has a tendency to mess up your links unless you know exactly how to set it up. So if that is your situation, I recommend that you stop using Dreamweaver, open your files in Notepad++ and check your links.
Third, you could try validating your site, using the techniques you learned in Chapter 9. The validation page gives you options as to which version of HTML you're using.
If you've tried these other solutions, and all else fails, use the C-Panel in HostGator to create a new folder, then upload each file individually into that new folder.
