yeah i thought i had but it only signed me up to co.cc
What is the best way to make a free website for someone who has next to no HTML skill
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yeah i thought i had but it only signed me up to co.cc
Well you'll still able to use that to host the files. And if you have a domain name already, you'll be able to redirect that, to point to the 000webhost server.
no the co.cc thing is just a domain. and my current domain (.tk) is just a redirctor
http://www.000webhost.com/order.php
Go there and sign up. Definitely works I just tried it myself.
30 seconds later I had FTP access and CPanel with auto-installers for Wordpress, Coppermine and other software.
If you get stuck post and we'll help out.
To customize it you're going to need a bit of HTML/CSS knowledge, but you can take a look at these templates for a starting point.
http://www.pixelpost.org/extend/templates/
For the install, make sure you FTP account can access the server and then follow this guide.
http://www.pixelpost.org/docs/GettingStarted/Install
To setup the database, go into the CPanel on 000webhosts and go into the 'MySQL' section. Then just create a datasbase and user (you can name them whatever you want).
And make sure you upload the files into 'public_html' not the first folder you connect to.
http://www.pixelpost.org/extend/templates/
For the install, make sure you FTP account can access the server and then follow this guide.
http://www.pixelpost.org/docs/GettingStarted/Install
To setup the database, go into the CPanel on 000webhosts and go into the 'MySQL' section. Then just create a datasbase and user (you can name them whatever you want).
And make sure you upload the files into 'public_html' not the first folder you connect to.
To get to the CPanel.
1) http://members.000webhost.com/
2) Sign in.
3) Then click the go to CPanel link.
4) Find and click MySQL
5) Setup the database and username and give them a password.
The database is basically for storing and sorting the images, links, text on the site.
To connect to the server over FTP.
1) Install FireFTP in Firefox as its easy and simple to use.
2) Create a new account in FireFTP.
3) Host name will be 'ftp.username.site90.com
4) Username and password.
5) Connect.
6) Go into 'public_html'
7) Upload all the Pixelpost folders and files.
The rest you should be able to follow in the guide.
1) http://members.000webhost.com/
2) Sign in.
3) Then click the go to CPanel link.
4) Find and click MySQL
5) Setup the database and username and give them a password.
The database is basically for storing and sorting the images, links, text on the site.
To connect to the server over FTP.
1) Install FireFTP in Firefox as its easy and simple to use.
2) Create a new account in FireFTP.
3) Host name will be 'ftp.username.site90.com
4) Username and password.
5) Connect.
6) Go into 'public_html'
7) Upload all the Pixelpost folders and files.
The rest you should be able to follow in the guide.
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I got so far, but now I'm stuck at this bit, I can't find where to make a Fire FTP account anywhere.
http://i35.tinypic.com/m8pnxw.jpg
A little wide, I'll just link to the image instead.
Should get a dialogue box popup when you click in that area.
A little wide, I'll just link to the image instead.
Should get a dialogue box popup when you click in that area.
Should just be the hostname, which would be 'ftp.username.site90.com' changing username for whatever you used to sign up with.
Then your username and password which are in your welcome email from 000webhost.
Just an extra piece of advice, it's worth installing a virtual web server locally for testing rather then edit, FTP, edit FTP.... and so on...
Uniform server is easy as pie to use....
It's basically a web server that runs locally on your PC, not viewable to the outside world, it's purely for testing, or at least that's my understanding.
That way you can create files and test them before actually putting them up on a live server, and you're not subject to transfer speeds.
You'd simply open your web browser and goto http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ to access your local site.
Just an extra if you want it...
Uniform server is easy as pie to use....
It's basically a web server that runs locally on your PC, not viewable to the outside world, it's purely for testing, or at least that's my understanding.
That way you can create files and test them before actually putting them up on a live server, and you're not subject to transfer speeds.
You'd simply open your web browser and goto http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/ to access your local site.
Just an extra if you want it...
Than#ks, i might try that when i get it working.
I've connected to the database with firetp and uploaded the pixel post files, but I can't seem to get the URL address right from the first bit of the guide you linked.
I keep getting error 404
I've connected to the database with firetp and uploaded the pixel post files, but I can't seem to get the URL address right from the first bit of the guide you linked.
I keep getting error 404
Just try...
http://www.example.com/admin/install.php
Because I told you to upload everything into the public_html folder, whereas the guide thinks PixelPost is in it's own sub-directory.
http://www.example.com/admin/install.php
Because I told you to upload everything into the public_html folder, whereas the guide thinks PixelPost is in it's own sub-directory.
That didn't work either, I put in www.joshuathomosn.site90.com/admin/install.php
was I supposed to be subbing something in for admin/install aswell?
oh, only the addons folder appears to be there