Uploading a downloadable file to my website

[Frenchie]

I want to add a download file to my website but am lost.

I want it to be so that there is a link 'click here to download' and when it is clicked on you get the .zip file download box pop up and start downloading from there.

Any help appreciated!!

[shadmego]

Just create a simple link directly to the file you want available for download:



<a href="download.zip">Click here to download</a>


If the file is in a folder somewhere:


<a href="downloadfolder/download.zip">Click here to download</a>


~regards, and welcome

[Frenchie]

Thank you and thank you, however,I feel really silly but I just can't get my head round this!! :confused:

I've uploaded the file into a folder on the webserver, but from there I'm stuck, how do I know what folder name to put in the

<a href="downloadfolder/download.zip">Click here to download<a>

I don't understand how to link the file to the 'click to download' link?!!

[shadmego]

The folder name you put there is the folder you uploaded your zip file to.

I have a file named reallycooldownload.zip.

I upload this file to a folder called downloads.

This downloads folder is itself inside my public_html directory, where all my other website files are located.

If I want to put a link to that zip file for others to download, I would use the following code in my HTML page:



<a href="downloads/reallycooldownload.zip">Click here to download</a>


The "link" you are talking about is the href="" part. What goes between the quotes is the path to the file you want to link to. It can be a webpage, an external website, or any number of documents you want others to be able to download.

Does that help clear things up a bit?

~regards

[Frenchie]

Very much so, thank you. In my head I was making it far too complicated. Much easier than I thought. Thanks again