I upload a zip package and it goes in fine through FTP...I direct link it in my board and when I download it, I get an error telling me it is not a valid archive, but If I do it through ftp I can open it fine....
Can anybody tell me what the problem is?
Not with that amount of information. Presumably the file is being corrupted on the http download as you state that 'through FTP I can open it fine...' Some guesses tho:
Questions:
Does this happen with all files or just this file? (maybe a strange filename is causing the http protocol to fail, while the ftp protocol succeeds)
Have you tried this with another site? (you could for example create a geocities.com test site)
my .02
Yes, I have my own site and tried them there. After somebody told me they tried to open them by hitting D/L on the page of my album, I went and downloaded them myself from the album. When trying to open them, I got the not a valid archive. I belong to a message board with this person, so I went and pmed the same links....when they got them and downloaded them, they worked fine.
A possibility.....
I do not have these files in my album folder...they are located on another part of my site and I am linking to it. Do you think because they are not in a numbered folder in the Data section that its the problem? What I did was uploaded the images, went into edit images, and put the link in for the download.
I have paint shop pro brushes that I made and there are six packs, none of those work...I also have texture packs with 50 textures in them. I just tried those, there are four, and they all worked. *scratches head*
its says the file is 34kb but its downloading in like 1 second.....I would love to give you guys the links, but I have hotlink protection and it wont show up here... I just tried, you get a bandwidth thief error...let me see what I can work up....maybe a page..hold on.