How to post a file for people to download

[INW]

I have a pdf file that I would like to allow people to download from my
website. Could you please advise how can I do it?

 

[Spike]

Create a hyperlink on one of your pages:

Example: trinkets.pdf
Example: Create a folder on your server named "mypdfs"
Create a hyperlink "Trinkets" to where the PDF is stored on your server
Example: /mypdfs/trinkets.pdf

When you click on Trinkets the "trinkets.pdf" will open for viewing

Spike

 

[Gary B]

Hi there,

I am looking for the correct syntax

On my server I have the following folders:-
xyz.org.au

Sub folders under that are:-
database
logs
web

In my web folder I have:-
Index.htm
doc1.doc
doc2.doc

so would the correct syntax be:-
http://www.xyz.org.au/web/doc1.doc for the hyperlink ?

I have tried that and get an error that the page is not found

 

[DavidF]

Does your host require you to upload your Publisher web files, the index.htm
file and the index_files folder to the subfolder "web" on the server? Or are
you uploading the Pub web files to the same directory level as the database,
logs, web folder? Are you sure that the doc1.doc file is in the "web"
folder? Can you log on to your server and see the file? Is your index_files
folder at the same level, in the same folder?

Have you tried http://www.xyz.org.au/doc1.doc?

Does your home page load when you click http://www.xyz.org.au/web/index.htm
or do you have to use http://www.xyz.org.au/index.htm ? I am guessing that
if your host requires you to upload to the "web" folder that you do not need
to use that folder in the link.

I do think that Spike's suggestion to create a subfolder to contain all your
downloadable files is a good idea, once you figure out where to put it on
your host. It will keep things better organized. Perhaps call the folder a
more general name such as "downloads" or some such.

DavidF