On successful processing of your subscription, a new account is automatically created for you. A number of files are added to your account to facilitate the generation of your family tree. You should not move or alter the files unless it is documented as safe to do so on this page.

When Genealogy Pro creates your web files, it saves all files in a local directory named 'website_web', where website is the name of your web site. This directory mirrors the structure of your account. If desired, you can edit files on your local computer prior to downloading with the Genealogy Pro Upload Manger.

General Files

• public-html (also called 'www') - this is the root directory of your home page

• public-html/index.php - this is the default file that is executed when the name of your web site is typed into the web browser. Genealogy Pro records in its web page setup the default preferences for your home page - that is whether to start at the 'home page', at a 'family browser' for a specific person or family, or start at a specific 'chart'. This file determines which page to launch when users type your web site name into the browser.Do not alter this file.

• public-html/gp_files - all files required to generate your family tree home page is located in this directory, with the exception of some configuration files outside of the root directory.

• public-html/gp_files/documents - this folder is empty on creation of your web site. When Genealogy Pro creates your web files, it saves all images, and other documents in a 'documents' sub folder on your local computer. The Genealogy Pro Upload Manager transfers all files in this directory to the public-html/gp_files/documents directory in your web account. You can alternatively upload these files using a dedicated ftp software application.

• public-html/gp_files/charts - this folder is empty on creation of your web site. When Genealogy Pro creates your web files, it saves all charts in a 'charts' sub folder on your local computer. The Genealogy Pro Upload Manager transfers all files in this directory to the public-html/gp_files/charts directory in your web account. You can alternatively upload these files using a dedicated ftp software application.

  Genealogy Pro creates two, perhaps three files for each Genealogy Pro Chart. One file is an image and takes the name "chartname.jpg". If a low resolution image is created, it is called "chartname_lowres.jpg". The third file is the html page called "chartname.html" which contains a map that maps an area of the image to a link for each person in the chart. You can if desired, edit the images (.jpg files) in an editor to add effects such as backgrounds, etc. However, you must ensure that the physical size of the file is not changed, or the clickable links in the chart will not work.

• public-html/gp_files/gpweb_style.css - this is a cascading style sheet (css) file that is included by all pages. Alter this file if you want styles to apply in a uniform way to all your web views

• public-html/gp_files/home_style.css - this is a cascading style sheet (css) file that is included by the home page document. It has the style of the text that is added to the top of your home page, set using the Genealogy Pro Web Page Set Up function.You may customize the style of your web site by altering this file.

• public-html/gp_files/gp_webfamily.css - this is a cascading style sheet (css) file that is included by the 'family browser'. Altering this style sheet will apply to the family browser view only.If you have experience in using style sheets, you may customize the style of your web site by altering this file.

• public-html/gp_files/gp_webpreferences.php - this is a file generated by Genealogy Pro indicating preferences that apply to your web site. This may include preferences such as the name of the home page link, and options for the first page. Do not alter this file, unless you know what you are doing.

• public-html/gp_files/gp_webfamily.php, public-html/gp_files/gp_weblist2.php, public-html/gp_files/gp_weblist2.php, public-html/gp_files/gp_loadchart.php, public-html/gp_files/gp_loadimage.php - these files are used to generate the the 'family browser' view, 'individuals browser' view, and 'chart view' and viewing of images. Do not alter these files.

• public-html/gp_files/gp_webfunctions.php, this file is used by all the files to access and format data from your online database.Do not alter this file.

• public-html/gp_files/gp_webimportSQL.php, this file is used by the Genealogy Pro Upload Manager.Do not alter this file.

Image Files

A number of images are also installed by default.

• public-html/gp_files/chart3.jpg, Individual3.png, family4.png - these are images used by default in the home page, used to describe the different pages on the web site. These images may be replaced if desired. This is achieved by uploading images and renaming them to the same name.

• public-html/favicon.ico - this is the image that appears in the title bar when someone visits your web site. This image may be replaced, indeed it is desirable to do so. The .ico files can be generated using GraphicConverter software.

• public-html/homeimage.gif - this is the image that appears at the top of the page in a chart, family browser, and individuals list. This image should be replaced to a symbol that suits your family genealogy.