Hi Cedric,
I would LOVE some help here.
I want to say first that in the following sentences I am explaining as clearly as I can - I hope that in my effort to do so that I do not come across as demanding or sarcastic in tone - it is just my effort to lay out exactly what it is that I'm not getting about this
Problem:
I'm not seeing instructions for how to upload to the root of the server
It seems that this sentence tells me how I can tell if a picture already has been uploaded to the root of the server (and I know I haven't done so because that's what I'm trying to figure out how to do):
"If you have an image named picture.jpg and you uploaded it to the root of your server the image will display if you enter http:// http://www.yourdomain.com/picture.jpg in your browser."
This tells me how to tell if it hasn't been uploaded to the root of the server:
"If it doesn't display you didn't upload it to the root." (I know I didn't upload it to the root - that's what I'm trying to figure out how to do)
And this one tells me to "try it out":
"Try it out to find the root of your server!"
I don't understand what I am supposed to "try out"? I keep rereading the whole chapter to see if I missed where it explains how.
Then this:
"Every hosting is a bit different. To upload a file to your server you need an FTP application like Cyberduck."
So I have Cyberduck, but how do I use that to find and/or upload something to the root of my server.
And finally, thank you so much for your amazing body of work - I am SO excited about getting around this learning curve so that I can add a bunch of your terrific bells and whistles to my currently bland website!

Hi Liz,

I'm sorry there is no better explanation but every hosting does in fact handle things differently so there (really!) is no way for me to write universally valid instructions for this. Some hostings have a folder named "public" others "public_php" or "public_html" or "html". My hosting (HostExcellence) has a folder named "yourdomain.com"

For instructions on how to use Cyberduck have a look at Chapter 2.4 of this page:
http://iwebfaq.org/site/iWeb_Folder_FTP.html

With try it out you are supposed to take a picture.jpg file and upload it to different locations until it appears under http://yourdomain.com/picture.jpg when it does appear you found what I define as being the root.

Again it's a trial&error process and there really is no way for me to help you more than telling you that even if I wished there was. Every hosting is different.

Regards,
Cédric

Thank you so much for your prompt response! It's 4:16 am here in NY and I'm still messing around with it. I'll figure it out eventually through sheer tenacity I suppose.
I do so appreciate your reply.

If you already published your website then the root is where you find the main index.html file and the sitename folder, the folder named after your site