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Posted by Chris Huxtalble
Chris Huxtalble
1,514 Points

Link to Index.html not working

When I click the link to the index.html page I get this:

"Not Found

The requested URL /index.html was not found on this server."

The index.html file is in my workspace and not in any folder. This is the same way I've done it in the courses but something isn't working now that I'm using my own workspace.

<html>
  <head>
    <title>Tortoise and Hare Racing</title>
  </head>
<body>
  <header>
    <a><h1>Tortoise and Hare Racing</h1></a>
    <h2>The Next Level of Race Timing</h2>
  </header>
  <nav><ul>
  <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="index.html">Equipment</a></li>
   <li> <a href="index.html">Experience</a></li> 
   <li><a href="index.html">Upcoming Events</a></li>
   <li><a href="index.html">Find Your Time</a></li>
   <li><a href="index.html">Contact Us</a></li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
  <section>
  Welcome to our organization where we strive to provide a professional and unforgetable experience for racers and event organizers. 
  </section>
  </body>
</html>

4 Answers

ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points
ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points

Hi Chris, Index.html is your main page or call it home page. It looks like you are linking all pages as home page to home page. Try diff names for diff pages.

<nav><ul>
  <li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="Equipment.html">Equipment</a></li>
   <li> <a href="Experienc.html">Experience</a></li> 
   <li><a href="Upcoming Events.html">Upcoming Events</a></li>
   <li><a href="Find Your Time.html">Find Your Time</a></li>
   <li><a href="Contact Us.html">Contact Us</a></li>
    </ul>
  </nav>
Chris Huxtalble
Chris Huxtalble
1,514 Points

Hi Ellie, I realized that every link was linked to my index.html. The problem was that when I click on any link I would get an error instead of redirecting my to the correct page.

"Not Found

The requested URL /index.html was not found on this server."

Dennis Fink
Dennis Fink
12,060 Points
Dennis Fink
Dennis Fink
12,060 Points

I recommend not using captial letters and whitespace in file names. If you always use lower cases you don't have to remember whether you used a capital letter or not. This will definetly save you some trouble finding errors in your code..

Sorry for smartassing :D

ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points
ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points

I just give him example to use diff name. Ofcourse he can't use capital letters and spaces.

ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points
ellie adam
ellie adam
26,377 Points

You can refresh the browser or some time I open new document and copy my code there. Sometime there are bugs we can't see them. :)