After designing and coding my site, I used FileZilla FTP to get my site online. I successfully uploaded all my html and images files and folders to the webserver. The problem I'm having is that my original domain www.thisisanexample.com isn't working when I type it into the URL. Instead it's more like www.thisisanexample.com/mainpage/thisis/example.html which works just fine. I contacted GoDaddy Support and twice they told me the same thing: >>To resolve this issue, you will need to move your index.html to the root as it is the default page the browser loads. To move a file in your hosting account from one directory to another using the Hosting Control Center's File Manager 1. Log in to your Account Manager. 2. In the My Products section, select Hosting. 3. Next to the hosting account you want to manage, click Manage Account. 4. In the Content section of the Hosting Control Center, click the File Manager icon. 5. Use the directory tree to navigate to where the file resides that you want to move. 6. Select the file and click the Move button. 7. Select the directory from the Root Tab into which you would like to Move the selected file(s). 8. Click OK. The file you selected will now be moved to the destination you selected. Please let us know if we can provide you with further assistance.<< This is how my Root directory on the webserver looks: [Root] Directory comics Directory contest Directory dvds Directory history Directory images Directory links Directory mainpage Directory statues Directory toys Directory wallpaper Directory xyiznwsk Directory My index.html file is inside my mainpage folder. Are they telling me to take the index.html file and place it outside of the folder? I did that already and none of the images loaded nor did any of the hyperlinks work anymore. Really not understanding this at all.
The quick answer is yes, they want you to take the index.html and move it to the root. Your images and hyperlinks will not work now unless you make sure they are pointed to the correct directory structure. If you need further assistance, show some small example of your index file and maybe someone can point out more help. Good Luck.
Like the above said, you would have to put an index file in your root or else it'll just display all the directories and files you have there.