Finding my FTP's

They're talking nonsense. They have to provide these details. They're the ones who offer the service.

Read their FAQ/Help/Support pages or find the info in your account.

And if you use iWeb 08 then you have to publish to a folder on your desktop and use a 3rd party FTP application to upload the webpages to the server.

You'll need to use the second method shown on this page to publish to a local folder. Select this option from the iWeb File dropdown menu...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Publish-Website.html

Uploading your files...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/Upload.html

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/URLs-Favicons.html

If you can't get help from your hosting service try another one!

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Website-Hosting.html

Well, yes it is easy, but it depends very much on which host you have chosen to go with? Which hosting company have you got hosting with?

If you go with someone like GoDaddy or HostExcellence then it is a very easy process and you need to remember when you pick your hosting package that you pick the Linux option and NOT the Windows options or you could run into problems - iWeb works better with Linux hosting. Most hosts offer both? Which one did you pick?

You can download any ftp programme - Cyberduck is good, Yummy or Filezilla.

Also, if you have signed up for hosting then this has absolutely nothing to do with Apple. When you sign up with a host they provide you with all your details so your ftp name, useranme and password - Apple has nothing to do with this, unless of course you have only registered a domain name and have not purcahsed hosting?

Your external hosting problems have nothing to do with Apple themselves - they are not involved at all - you have used iWeb to create your site, but other than this, it is nothing to do with them - you are uploading files to another server so all the information comes from your host and NOT Apple - there is no point in contacting them as they cannot really help you, as it is not their problem and not their information that you need - all needs to come from your host.

It might pay you to actually go and purcahse hosting from a large host such as GoDaddy or HostExcellence and the process will then be easy - they give you everything that you need after sign up and they have very good customer support.

It is an easy process - pick a good host, pick the Linux hosting option, get all your details and use your selected ftp client and upload to your new server - it is as simple as that.

Looks like I'm in a tennis match situation, as the ball 😕

Learn to play tennis.

And Apple doesn't teach tennis, so why call them.

The new web hosting instructions refer to a recommended ftp client which does not mention macs, only ms.

What web hosting instructions?

Their lowest priced - LInux Standard - package looks cheap but is kind of limited.

The Business and Pro packages are not really competitive due to space limitations. At this price you can get unlimited.

Why would you choose them? They are a relatively new company with no track record and they don''t seem to have been very helpful.

For a beginner, the most important consideration is the quality and speed of tech support.

Try one of these for good tech support and service...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Website-Hosting.html

... or try the free one if you are looking to save money.

If you publish to a server in the UK, why do you need MobileMe support for?

None of your problems is related to MMe or Apple.

The files don't need to be available via your old hosting company. All you need to do is publish to a local folder from iWeb and then upload to the 'public' folder on your server. Once you have done this, then your website should be live.

If you publish a site to MobileMe, then yes, that site will be hosted on the Apple servers which is MobileMe and these files are published to your iDisk. However, do remember that MMe will be going at the end of June, so best to move now rather than later when you are forced to and after June 30th your site will disappear if published to MobileMe with no alternative.

Or perhaps if you had chosen another host such as HostExcellence the whole process might have been easier. You don't need to live in the US to be able to use HostExcellence and you can use it anywhere in the world, even the UK. I use HostExellence myself and everything is extremely easy and I have even used GoDaddy in the past and the same can be said for them too.

Just becasue you live in the UK, it does not mean that you need to use a UK host.