How to set up Cumulus onto web Dummies Guide???

[StuartaGray]

Can anyone send me the instructions to set up my cumulus on my web hosting page. I am a newbie and hve no clue. Steve did say i would be back LOL. Help please I have website but don't know how to upload the anything.

Nice easy steps now am a novice. hahaha

[steve]

See the Cumulus help - "Creating a web site" and here in the wiki - http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/a/Website_setup

[StuartaGray]

Where do I put the cumulus files with the FTP tool? what directory?

[steve]

Where do I put the cumulus files with the FTP tool? what directory?

Into the directory on the ftp server which corresponds to the place you want the web site to appear. Either into the 'root' if you want the Cumulus pages to appear at the top level on your site (e.g. http://my.domain.com/) or into a subfolder which you create within the root, if you want to put other things in your web space and you want Cumulus to be just a part of that (e.g. http://my.domain.com/weather/).

The directory that corresponds to the 'root' of the web site varies depending on the host; they should provide you with this information.

[StuartaGray]

Hi steve I think I have cracked it. my site is cardendenweather.freeglo.co.uk I got the guy from glovine to help. Seemingly I had to place my files into public.htm instead of the root.

This site was free if you want to add it to the wiki site.

cheers for all your help

[RayProudfoot]

Stuart,

I entered http://www.cardendenweather.freeglo.co.uk and it didn't show your weather site.

Can you supply the link that allows you to see your site?

Later: I've just found your site from another message. http://www.cardendenweather.freeglo.net

But it's lacking the look and style of standard Cumulus pages. Is that deliberate?

[werribee_au]

Stuart,

I entered http://www.cardendenweather.freeglo.co.uk and it didn't show your weather site.

Can you supply the link that allows you to see your site?

Later: I've just found your site from another message. http://www.cardendenweather.freeglo.net

But it's lacking the look and style of standard Cumulus pages. Is that deliberate?

Looks like weatherstyle.css hasn't been uploaded.

http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/a/Simple_Website_setup

[StuartaGray]

Yes does look a bit dull. And i have just noticed that it is not updating. I think I spoke to soon. dam.

Will install that file to see if that improves it

[RayProudfoot]

Yes does look a bit dull. And i have just noticed that it is not updating. I think I spoke to soon. dam.

Will install that file to see if that improves it

Bingo! Transformed!

But your last update was 21:40hrs.

[StuartaGray]

How do I get it to update? even the online advisor is sick of me I think lol

[PaulMy]

Stuart,
As Steve mentioned earlier the Wiki is helpfull and also the help files. I knew nothing about ftp, uploading, etc. but once I had my domain and GoDaddy in place I printed the documentation and followed every step by step and to my surprise it all worked. Then the fun begins.

And i have just noticed that it is not updating

Likely in your Cumulus Configuration Internet settings. Can you tell or show what you have done so far?

Paul

[StuartaGray]

The cumulus updates constanly through the software. I just can't get it to update every 10mins on cardendenweather.freeglo.net. How can I get it to update???????

And another thing how do I change the name it says WH1080 Weather how do I change it?

I'm starting to get grey hairs now. haha Help!

[steve]

The cumulus updates constanly through the software. I just can't get it to update every 10mins on cardendenweather.freeglo.net. How can I get it to update???????

You must have all the settings in correct to have done one update, so it should just be a case of having 'auto update' ticked in the internet settings. How did you get the pages that there now? Did you do a manual update using File | Web update from the menu, or was auto-updating working until 21:40 last night?

And another thing how do I change the name it says WH1080 Weather how do I change it?

The bit before 'weather' is taken from the location name in the station settings.

[StuartaGray]

The live help guy said I had my files in then wrong place and transfered them for me including the image. Thats when it updated and has stayed there ever since.

You think I should delete all the files and start again??

[steve]

The live help guy said I had my files in then wrong place and transfered them for me including the image. Thats when it updated and has stayed there ever since.

He possibly didn't understand how the Cumulus-generated files got there. Do you have the correct path configured in Cumulus, or is Cumulus still uploading them to the wrong place? What directory path have you configured? From what you said earlier, it sounds like it needs to be "public_html".