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I am going to host my own website, using Microsoft's ISS to host them. My question is that when I am hosting them, and I want to update them with a newer look, will I just be able to edit my HTML code and then the next time the page loads it will show the new content?

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Small correction up front: Microsoft’s server is named IIS (Internet Information Services), not “ISS.” For a quick answer: static HTML files served from IIS will show edits on the next request once the file on the server has been replaced. That is the common case, but there are several practical caveats to be aware of in real deployments.

For reliable updates and repeatable deployments, prefer a simple workflow rather than editing live files by hand every time. Common patterns:

  • Local edit -> test locally -> commit to version control -> deploy to the server (FTP/SFTP, Web Deploy/MSDeploy, or an automated CI pipeline).
  • For ASP.NET apps, build/publish the release output and deploy the published files (compiled DLLs + views), not raw project files.

If changes do not appear after deployment, check these likely causes:

  • Browser or CDN caching (force a hard reload or use cache-busting query strings / versioned filenames).
  • The site’s physical path in IIS is pointing at a different folder than the edited files.
  • Default document ordering (index.html vs default.aspx) can cause a different file to be served.
  • File permissions or a locked file prevent the server from reading the new file.
  • Application-level output caching, reverse proxies, or a CDN are returning old content.

Simple deployment safeguards and recovery:

  • Keep a commit history and use version control so rollbacks are just a checkout.
  • For zero-downtime or safer deploys, deploy to a staging folder and swap, or place an app_offline.htm (small static page) while publishing compiled changes so users see a maintenance message rather than a half-deployed site.

This complements ’s CMS option and ’s quick-edit approach, and follows the spirit of @Member905211’s staging advice: use a controlled deploy process rather than ad-hoc edits for anything beyond tiny, infrequent changes.

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You'll need to upload your new webpage again, or use such CMS tools like WordPress.

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Always have a production site and a test site. Do all changes to the test site and then when you are happy, copy the entire thing over to production. If you are using something like asp.net, don't copy the web.config as that will typically have settings specific to that environment (database connection strings for example). If you are connecting to a database, you shoud have production and test versions of that as well.

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Hi,
we can change and update any webpage using Hosting account, with the help of File Manager.
here i write the steps to How to webpage content? through file manager

1.Login to your Control Panel
2.choose File Manager from the category "Files"
3.Double click the public_html folder icon in the center section of the screen.
4.Select the file for the the 'page' you want to edit. Usually the homepage or default page is index.htm or index.html.
5.After you select the file, you can right click on the file and choose "edit" or "code edit", or you can use the icons along the top of the screen to edit the file.
6.The file should open in a new tab or window in your browser.
7. Once done making your changes, Click the Save button, located in the top right hand side of the window.
It may be necessary to click "reload" or "refresh" on your browser to see the new version.

-Mike

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Thanks for everyones help.

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Keep us updated on your work, we'll check it out.

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