My question is how to make an index file to include with my notepad document on my server so I can have my domain bring you to it like a real website...I can barely do anything but people are asking to see my page when I ask for help, so I want to get it online. Now I have an image that is on the pagge and the page itself. I was told I need an index file to tell the domain what to do. Google returned some outdated 90's site with pop ups... this should be common knowledge for everybody on here so I ask how to do this...?

this should be common knowledge for everybody on here so I ask how to do this...?

All depends on what exactly it is you are asking?

All the "index" page needs to be is a HTML page appropriately named for whatever server technology your site is hosted on.

Well I need to make one of those pages appropraitely named...i Use Godaddy. How do I progress on this?

Not WHERE your site is hosted, but the technology.

Windows or a *nix variant

huh? I use Windows, yes. Not sure if you were asking that...

Then your default document (index file) name choices are:

default.htm
default.asp (ASP scripting)
index.htm
index.html
default.aspx (ASP.NET)

and if PHP is on the server

index.php

Just take a blank notepad document and name it index.htm and upload it into the root folder on my server with my other stuff?

Yep. ....

Well,it figures that the operating system on this hosting account is listed as linux. What shoudl I name that?

in that case

index.htm
index.html

or if PHP is available

index.php

ahhhh its up http://brooklynacestry.com/ ! thanks!

thanks a lot

Guys your patience is outstanding, this thread made me chuckle, but the guy got sorted in the end (at least I think so!) . Nice work...