15
Apr
2007
Safe file names for the web
What are the correct ways to name a file when saving it for use on the web?
Problem uploading and publishing files?
Recently a couple of customers have rung up looking for advice for why they were not able to publish or link to files they had uploaded to their webserver. It turned out that in every instance it was poorly chosen file names that were causing the problem.
The web is stricter than your desktop
The web is a different environment than your desktop. While your desktop has been designed to be liberal and user-friendly the web has been designed to run by stricter rules.
follow these rules
When naming files before uploading them there are some important rules to follow.
- Use only the following characters:
- A-Z
- a-z
- 0-9
- Its best to replace spaces with either underscores "_" or dashes"-"
- Remember that the web is case sensitive. Your computer may not tell the difference between "picture.jpg" and "Picture.jpg" but the web sure does.
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