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* On the ''Internet settings'' screen in '''Sites/Options''' the optional Directory parameter required is ''the path from your FTP root'', to where the web pages are to be stored. It is ''not'' the '''Universal Resource Locator (URL)''' that you would specify to view the web page in a browser. | * On the ''Internet settings'' screen in '''Sites/Options''' the optional Directory parameter required is ''the path from your FTP root'', to where the web pages are to be stored. It is ''not'' the '''Universal Resource Locator (URL)''' that you would specify to view the web page in a browser. | ||
* Relative paths (without a leading slash) are always safer than absolute paths (with a leading slash) and you may find that just specifying (for example) "public_html" works OK, but this all depends on how your ftp server and your ftp account is set up. | * Relative paths (without a leading slash) are always safer than absolute paths (with a leading slash) and you may find that just specifying (for example) "public_html" works OK, but this all depends on how your ftp server and your ftp account is set up. | ||
* The host name should be associated with a particular entry point into the web server, so any directory entered into the settings should be a path relative to that entry point. The entry point for FTP may be different to the entry point for displaying web pages. | |||
=== I don't like the bird image on standard web pages === | === I don't like the bird image on standard web pages === | ||