Best web host? must allow me to edit raw html

[deputc26]

I hope this is the right forum.

I'm building a friend a website and all the new hosts won't let me edit the html myself. Anyone have experience with all the hosting services available?

 

[JackMDS]

Most Hosting services do not allow it any more because it is considered a Bridge of security.

 

[deputc26]

Most Hosting services do not allow it any more because it is considered a Bridge of security.

I was guessing that, but just simple html has got to be easy to scan/whatever. Is it unlikely that I will be able to find anything at all that allows raw editing? Or how about just really fine level control?

 

[baskins]

I haven't tried new hosts..

but are you saying you can't edit an HTML File in notepad and upload it?

Or edit it within an FTP GUI program and save it?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I've never heard of a web host that does not allow you to "edit html". That would defeat the purpose. You code your website offline, and upload it to the host, that simple really. Now, some may not have php and so on, or allow certain functions due to security, but html on it's own poses next to no risk to a server provided it's treated as plain html server side and not executed in any way.

 

[JackMDS]

Make a Directory for the site content on the Home computer's Hard drive.

Put in there all the files that are related to the web site.

Hosting services sites have ftp connection available to connect the root of the site.

Do what ever you need to do locally and than use FileZilla to connect to the Site on the Hosting service and synchronize the files fro the local hard drive to the actual site.

The FilaZilla step adds less than a minute to direct editing.

Here you have an example. The left panel is the folder of the site on the local Drive. The right panel is the actual site on the Hosting service. You synchronize by dragging and dropping the new files.

 

[JackMDS]

I've never heard of a web host that does not allow you to "edit html". That would defeat the purpose. .

He is talking about direct editing.

I.e., The capacity to point the HTML editor directly to the file on the site and open it and edit it online.

When you do so you save yourself the transfer step. It used be available yeas ago before all the Slizbalsl discovered the Internet. - D: - :twisted:

 

[deputc26]

Thanks for the replies, yes I haven't made a site for 10+ years and now I find myself to be a complete newb. Currently playing with filezilla but don't really understand it. You still need to find a separate server to host your page right? Or does filezilla make your computer the server?

Edit: It looks like filezilla is more for file sharing than editing/building/updating websites. Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see an option to make such and such a page show up at www.mywebpage.com

Edit Edit: Got an iPage account, belay my last edit. Sorry for my noobishness.

 

[ecom]

Filezilla is a FTP client - that's it.

Maybe you can get a shell account and use VI or VIM. My ISP provides me a shell account and I can get to my personal web space from there.

 

[Red Squirrel]

He is talking about direct editing.

I.e., The capacity to point the HTML editor directly to the file on the site and open it and edit it online.

When you do so you save yourself the transfer step. It used be available yeas ago before all the Slizbalsl discovered the Internet. - D: - :twisted:

Oh I see. One way to do that is to setup SSHFS and map a drive. It kinda simulates direct editing, but I'm guessing in the background it's just doing the transfer step.

 

[Emulex]

why don't you just ssh in and use vi/nano/pico/elm whatever? dreamhost and 1and1 give you shell access. hella faster local editing a runtime language like php than trying to do that over wan.