Question : 505 Delete Failed

Hi,

I am in the process of uploading a new website and I have hit a problem.

I'm using WS_FTP to upload the site to my server.  I was trying to create a password protected page and uploaded an .htaccess file and .htpasswd file along with the rest of my files.  When doing this I created a new folder for the page I wanted password protected (I'm trying to figure out how to do this) and put those files there.  Unfortunately, now the site won't work, so I want to delete those files.  I tried deleting everything from the folder and then deleting the folder but when I go to delete the folder I get a 550 Delete: File Exists error.  As I look in the folder, there is nothing there, but interestingly enough, when I deleted the contents of the folder I did not see the .htaccess and .htpasswd files.   It is showing that the size of the folder is 4096 so I figure there must be something in it (which would be why I can't delete it) but I don't see anything there.  Please let me know if you need more information to help with my problem, just ask away!  I apologize in advance if I didn't explain it properly but I am a novice at this.

Thanks in advance!

Tara

Answer : 505 Delete Failed

The problem is in your .htaccess file - you need to delete it.

using ws-ftp, log into the site using the classic interface.

In the box on the remote system (below mkdir on my copy of ws-ftp), add:

-ahl

and press enter.  This will show long listings, and show all files, including hidden ones.

Then, delete the .htaccess file.