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Troubleshooting

This page will feature a number of the frequently encountered problems when creating a website. Common questions will be pasted here with a response. Please check back here often to see if there is a solution for any problem you may have. You should post any questions you have to the "Webpage Construction" conference on the WebBoard.

"The item you requested was not found" error
"Forbidden: You don't have permission to access /~yourid/filename on this server" error

"The item you requested was not found" error

This error means that there is no file where your hyperlink is referring to. There could be a couple of ways to fix this: 1) upload the missing file or 2) the file is not in the location the link is looking for. For example, if a hyperlink on your index.html page is looking for "misc/resources.html" then you must recreate the misc folder on your server space and put the resources.html in that folder. If your index.html page and resources.html page are in the same folder on your server space, then you'll get this error.

filename on this server" error

This error means that your file is up there and found, but the permission is not set correctly to allow it to be viewed. The permissions should be set as follows:

Files - Owner (read/write); Group (read); Other: (read)

Folders - Owner (read/write/execute); Group (execute); Other (execute)

This is the end of the webpage lessons. Please return to the module page by clicking on the "Webpage Construction" link at the top of this page. Get started on the tutorials or on using the Help menu within your program, if you have not already started. Explore some of the features by trying them out. When you have finished your website, follow the instructions on the module webpage on how to submit your assignment.