Linking to sub folder

[Mickey Finn]

Hi, Im hoping some one can help me here. I have the bones of my web site published and now I am trying to create a members only area. The site is nb-hollinhurst.com and the page I am stuck on is
http://nb-hollinhurst.com/owners_area.html On the right hand side there are more nav buttons to go to a sub folder I have named "owners". I have also password protected this folder. What I cant figure out is how I write the URL in the nav box to take the member in to this area. Do I go "nb-hollinhurst.com/owners/index.html" or is the route via "public_html ". also is there a quick and easy way of finding the URL once you have published, so that all you have to do is copy it in to the nav box. hope this clear what I need,and thanks in advance for any help.

[davidundalicia]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Mickey

http://nb-hollinhurst.com is your root/public/main directory/folder.

http://nb-hollinhurst.com/owners is your sub dir

http://nb-hollinhurst.com/owners/pagename.html

is the full path to any page in your sub directory

have fun......

[Mickey Finn]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Hi thanks for replying,I am still having trouble because when I try and publish to "http:// nb-hollinhurst.com/owners/pagename" it comes up with an error notice. would this be because I have password protected it? Also when I publish to "public_html/owners" it publishes, but when I click on a button on the right, it can't find the page. bit lost now! M.

[davidundalicia]

Re: Linking to sub folder

If I have read your last post correctly, you are trying to publish to
"http:// nb-hollinhurst.com/owners/pagename"

When you publish a page to owners sub dir
just add /owners to the popup box at the bottom...

ie..... public_html/owners

[Mickey Finn]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Hi again, I have done all that you have said, and I click on the button and it just goes to a page that says that the page could not be found. I know I am missing something quite simple, so please , if you know what I am doing wrong, please tell me. Thanks. M.

[davidundalicia]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Take off the password protect on your sub directory and lets start again.

Q. have you an index page in your sub dir "owners" ?

[Mickey Finn]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Thanks, yes I do have an index page, when I tried to verify they would not verify the URL. M.

[davidundalicia]

Re: Linking to sub folder

I will repeat the question...............
have you an index page in your sub dir "owners" ?

I can see all your pages but I cannot see an index.html in your sub dir owners.

How did you create the sub directory "owners" ??

[navaldesign]

Re: Linking to sub folder

I can't even see an "owners" folder...

[davidundalicia]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Mickey, go into your Cpanel and create the sub directory
"owners"

without the quotes...............

[Mickey Finn]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Hi, I created the file "owners" in the control panel, under sub domains. if I go into Blue FTP I can see the two folders, "nb-hollinhurst" and the other folder "owners". The idea is that the public can read the pages in "nb-hollinhurst" and the members will be able to click on the picture on the "owners_area" page in the "nb-hollinhurst" folder and pass into the"owners" folder which will be password protected. I have named the frount page in the "owners" folder "index" which I think I should do. I am hoping that this will work like a sub site in "nb-hollinhurst.com".Thats the plan anyway.
I can publish the pages to the "owners" folder, but I can't seem to link the sub pages together. I have tried nb-hollinhurst.com/owners/pagename, I have tried public-htlm/owners andmany more combanations. I guess that I have not hit on the right one. any help would be great as I am now a bit lost what to try now. Thanks M.

[Mickey Finn]

Re: Linking to sub folder

Hi David, I haven't been using the quotes on the site I only have used them to try and make it clearer what I have done. sorry if I confussed you. M.

[davidundalicia]

Re: Linking to sub folder

No prob mickey, its that sometimes people type in exactly what they see
hence the no quotes part......

Now, goto: http://owners.nb-hollinhurst.com/
and you can see your index page......welcome to the owners only area

All your other nav buttons for members only should go to your sub dir index page as above.

[Mickey Finn]

Re: Linking to sub folder

David, Thanks alot, I was putting the owners part after nb-hollinhurst instead of in front. I can now understand where I was going wrong. Your great. M.

[davidundalicia]

Re: Linking to sub folder

My pleasure mickey...........like your site, its coming on well........

Have fun.