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Ok ok. I know nothing about ssh, mysql, or php. I know css, xhtml and some javascript. But I'm gonna give it whirl anyway. So this is step two on the "install using ssh" guide.  I have my putty file open, and I've succesfully logged in to my server account (or whatever it's called. ) Then I'm supposed to "cd to your www-root dir". But ah don't knows what that means! Any helpers?

thanks for any response....

-Jon

First type ls -al, that will do a directory listing.  You should see a directory called public_html or maybe www or something similar, each host is a little different.

So at the command line, you would type: cd public_html (if that's the directory you see there)

That's all for that part.

typing "ls" gave me all the files in the directory, but no directory name.

It's clear I have no idea what I'm doing. I think I need to study mysql first.

blotter: why dont you use ftp, im sure you will have more luck that way.

yeah, i figure you're right. what do i need to learn in order to understand how this shell access stuff works though? What are these commands part of...

apologies for the dunderheadedness. thank you, kind forumfolk.

try google. search for shell access tutorial or something. there are plenty of resources out there as its not a cmsms specific thing.