I want to upload a file and make it available for visitors to download.
I can see the form to upload it but I don't understand how will I connect the file with my post.
I have seen on other blogs "Click here to download"
How can I do this?
[resolved] How to make a file available for download? (7 posts)
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klajdi2
Posted 2 years ago # -
Assuming you have a file called myfile.zip--you could put that in a folder downloads (public_html/blog/downloads) so just put a link in your post to http://yourdomain.com/blog/download/myfile.zip
If you want to use a file that you've already uploaded, then in Manage->Uploads click on the upload, then copy and paste the URL into the post where you offer the link.
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Posted 2 years ago #Thank you
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shamskabra
Posted 2 years ago #And what if I dont have blog and downloads forlder under my public_html forlder. ? I cant find these folder in my Cpanel's file manager. Please advice
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And what if I dont have blog and downloads forlder under my public_html forlder. ? I cant find these folder in my Cpanel's file manager. Please advice
The directories Michael named are examples. Put them wherever you want -- if you don't have a directory, you make one.
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animediaz
Posted 1 year ago #I am still confused can anyone help!
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veevee
Posted 1 year ago #Yeah, quickly, browsers deal with different kinds of files in different ways. So when a browser hits a page with the .html extension, it reads it and interprets the code. Other file types are dealt with differently. When a browser hits a .zip file, it downloads to the users desktop (or asks the user if they want to download it). So if you upload a file called 'package.zip' to the root directory of your website (we will use www.example.com) and then place this hyperlink reference in a post:
<a href="http://www.example.com/package.zip">Click to Download!</a>it will display a link to your file
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