How come I only see x's on my homepage?

Question

I'm creating a webpage in XHTML/HTML and when I load it to my server all I see is x's, why?

Answer 1

This is common with frontpage. Frontpage tends to give the local address (C:\...images/blah.jpg) rather than just (images/blah.jpg).

You can get around it in programs like this by editing the code to take out the local address.

Answer 2

You should open your HTML/XHTML files in a text-based editor like Notepad or use the source-code option in your HTML editor in order to check the file references. The addresses used in the IMG tags are incorrect.

The IMG tags in your page should look like this:


...not...


Also, in your server you should create the folders which will store your pictures, and you should upload your pictures there.

Additionally, you should check the case on the files. UNIX-based servers are case-sensitive, so a picture named image.jpg won't be found if you use IMAGE.jpg in the IMG tag.

Answer 3

Can you give me a link to your site please?

If it is mainly images, can you verify whether the images were successfully loaded, and the tags are pointing to the correct place. (I.E. /images/ or wherever not C:\Documents ...)