Webhosting and file transfer problem: Can anyone advise?

[Fiery251]

I have a starter webhosting package with www.123reg.co.uk.

I have 3 domain names registered and purchased from them.

One of the domains, I purchased webspace from them for. It gives you a control panel that you can manage your domain and hosting through.

The other two domain names give you a control panel to manage your domains through.

I'm wondering whether they want you to have to register and purchase seperate webspace for each domain name you register with them?.

Would seem a bit of a waste, as the website I have up and running at the moment is only around 1.5mb in size just now and I wanted to add a couple more to the webspace.

It's probably a fault at my end as far as the way I'm uploading the files I reckon. I have tried uploading the files using CuteFTP to a seperate folder in the webspace but it doesnt seem to work. I'll take a few screenshots to try and better describe it.

Here's a screenie of the hosting in CuteFTP's window, click on the screenshot in the imageshack window for a clear view:-

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7343/largeftpks3.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=largeftpks3.jpg)

On my hard drive, I have the folder "Robins" as you can see in the picture.

So on the webspace, I created another folder called "Robins" and then opened the "Robins" folder on my hard drive and selected all, then uploaded it all to the "Robins" folder on the webspace.

This is the contents of the "Robins" folder:-

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6567/largeftp2aq6.th.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=largeftp2aq6.jpg)

But it doesnt seem to work once you have done that and then type in the web address of the website. Even though I have it uploaded to the web, how does it actually display in a browser, as in how does a web browser know that the site is called www.indagatio.co.uk.

In Namo Web Editor in the sites remote site properties, I've put the web address into the HTTP properties box. So where am I going wrong?.

Attempting to browse www.indagatio.co.uk just takes you here:-

http://194.154.164.90/?domain=indagatio.co.uk

The other website, www.firstdriving.co.uk is working fine, but it, as a registered domain name with 123Reg, has had the hosting there purchased with it so is that why its working and the other one is not?.

Or am I just uploading the files wrongly?.

For some reason, if I start of with an empty webhost and then create a new folder called "Firstdriving" and then upload the first driving website to that folder, it doesnt display properly when you try and browse the site online. If I just upload the website straight to the webhost itself, not a seperate folder, it displays fine. I'm sure I'm going wrong somewhere here!!!!???.

[Variable]

Yea your doing something wrong. If you open a hosting account for bob.com and get hosting space you cannot add sally.com and point it to a sub folder without making a few changes to the server. Since it is probably a low cost hoster it is probably using Linux. If it was using IIS I could be more helpful. But here is what you can do. Using your main hosted package with bob.com, can you add host headers? These are multiple names for the same site. If so what you could do is add the host headers for the two additonal names to the main site. Move DNS at the registrar for the two new domains to point to the same as working domain. Now in the index.htm or default.htm (whatever you have as your home page) add a redirect with HTML for people landing on bob.com and point it to the subfolder for your second domain. Inside the subfolder you will need a index page.

[Fiery251]

Thank you for replying. :)

I'm not sure I understand though.

If I had purchased only webspace from them and no domain names, then would I not have been able to host the websites and have them show up properly by just uploading them to two seperate folders?.

I'm reasonably new at this, sorry!!!.

[Variable]

I dont know what your "hosting" interface looks like. But you normally purchase hosting and specify a domain or domains. When you purchase a domain you specify either anothers DNS server or you allow the register to host DNS and you create any zone file records, like an A and MX records, C name etc. Where is your DNS pointing for your two extra domains. In the hsoting interface can you add domain names to your single hosting account?

If I had purchased only webspace from them and no domain names, then would I not have been able to host the websites and have them show up properly by just uploading them to two seperate folders?.

No, not by simply uloading files to a new folder.

[Fiery251]

No, it wont let me add domain names to the single hosting account, doesnt have that option.

Under "Modify domain" for the domain name for the website that I wanted to upload, in the control panel it shows "Web Forwarding"?.

Do these screenshots help any ( Once imageshack opens them, click 'em both once for full size clearer pictures ) ?:-

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9315/control3zi7.th.jpg (http://img410.imageshack.us/my.php?image=control3zi7.jpg)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1157/control2an9.th.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=control2an9.jpg)

At the moment the url www.indagatio.co.uk is set to "No web forwarding" as you can see.

[bassman]

Fiery251, I recommend you contact your host and ask them if they allow multiple domains under your package. My host allows I believe 5 different domains under one package. My only limitation is disk size, which of course can be increased.
Also, what Variable is describing is, adding some code to your site design code that, when you type in sally.com, it will actually take you to bob.com/sally. It will be seamless to the user and eliminate the need to buy more space if that is how your host works.

[Fiery251]

Thanks. I will call them and ask about adding multiple domains, as I have not had any reply from their email support on the subject. I'm guessing they will say "No". :cool:

Fiery251Also, what Variable is describing is, adding some code to your site design code that, when you type in sally.com, it will actually take you to bob.com/sally. It will be seamless to the user and eliminate the need to buy more space if that is how your host works.

Any chance someone could take me through that?. I'm not sure what code to add?.