I feel like a total idiot . . .

[Tatanka]

I have a few questions about setting up my site. I thought I knew a little something about this, but it was a few years ago since I last messed with this.

1. I have not uploaded any files to my site. When I type www.mydomain.com, I get that Index of/ list. When I do send my files to the site, does it automatically keep this from appearing? Am I supposed to arrange my files a certain way before I upload them?

2. At the moment, I just want to get a "Under Construction" page up. Is there any good templates I can download that don't look as though a 3rd grader made them (as mine seem to look like in FP)?

3. I added a 2nd domain to my account through the cpanel. But the way I read it, it almost seems like a subdomain. It also appears as a folder on my main domain "Index of/" list. Did I screw this up?

5. Is there a book/references that I can get to update me on this stuff? I never messed with the add-on scripts (blog, webmail, calenders) before and I'm not sure how to make them appear on my website (WHEN I finally get it up).

I feel like a total idiot.:eek: I thought I knew enough to get me started, but I just feel like I jumped off a cliff. I'm a fast learner, but I guess a need help getting pointed in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.

[SharkSpace_Scott]

1. I have not uploaded any files to my site. When I type www.mydomain.com (http://www.mydomain.com), I get that Index of/ list. When I do send my files to the site, does it automatically keep this from appearing? Am I supposed to arrange my files a certain way before I upload them?

As soon as you upload an index file that will go away. All your files have to go in the public_html directory.

2. At the moment, I just want to get a "Under Construction" page up. Is there any good templates I can download that don't look as though a 3rd grader made them (as mine seem to look like in FP)?

This site: http://www.templatesbox.com/templates.htm
has some nice free templates.

3. I added a 2nd domain to my account through the cpanel. But the way I read it, it almost seems like a subdomain. It also appears as a folder on my main domain "Index of/" list. Did I screw this up?

If you added an addon domain it will be under the same cpanel account. It still is accessed via thedomain.com

If you want it to have a separte cPanel account you will need to create that through WHM. You can login via yourdomain.com/whm or IP/whm

5. Is there a book/references that I can get to update me on this stuff? I never messed with the add-on scripts (blog, webmail, calenders) before and I'm not sure how to make them appear on my website (WHEN I finally get it up).

You could try searching the knowledgebase:
http://www.sharkspace.com/helpcenter/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view

or use the cPanel documentation guides:
http://www.cpanel.net/support/docs/index.htm