How do I embed downloadable mp3 in iWeb?

You need to host the files on a web server, and know what the link to them is (not the FTP address, that's for you to upload to). If you zip them first you can link to them and they will download when the link is clicked.

Put the file on the server and determine the link to it.

Then read this :

http://wyodor.byethost8.com/Attachment.html

http://wyodor.byethost8.com/Attachment_with_php.html

Practice.

See this page for info about audio file upload...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/AudioFiles/Upload.html

You can create a folder - audio - and upload it to the root folder on your server which is the one with the folder containing your website files and the external index.html file.

See this page for more info about creating downloads and how to create a PC compatible ZIP...

http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/PDFs.html

The URL to download a zip file in the "audio" folder would be...

http://www.domain-name.com/audio/file-name.zip

Make sure your audio file names don't have any spaces or special characters in them!

Here's the simplest solution possible :

1. make link to file

Then let visitor decide what to do. This : right-click

Do not decide too much. You may decide wrong.

You should be aware that if you simply put a link to an mp3 file without zipping it or forcing a download through server-side programming it will go to a new blank page in the browser and play in a simple player in the middle of it, leaving your web page and to my mind looking ugly.

It's up to you whether you want to make the files available to play or to download; but if you provide a simple link very few people will right-click to download unless you put a notice there telling them to - even then they may not.

There are ways of forcing a download without having to zip the file, but as it involves an extra process (and may depend on whether your server allows it) I should stick to zipping them.

What is the "extra process" to get a mp3 to download, instead of play in a blank page in the browser? And without using a zip. I want to then transfer it to my music folder. Plus, I want to do all in iWeb, and not have to write code, though I know it would be better.

Thanks

The visitor can choose to download the file...

Put a note on your page and make it a hyperlink to the file :

"To save the file, right-click the link and choose from the menu."

Been doing that since the beginning of time. Well, not the note, the action.

And see this page when mobile devices are used :

Hyperlinking mp3 folder

The method for forcing a file to download (without the user having to make any choices) depends on your adding a special text file to the folder on the server (this doesn't involve iWeb) and it depends on whether your ISP will allow it - some do, some don't.

The exact method is described here:

http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/missing/download.html

You will need an FTP program and need to follow the instructions exactly. You may feel that zipping them is simpler.

(My own approach has sometimes been to provide two links, one to a pop-up player, and one to download, as in this (non-iWeb) page:

http://www.rfwilmut.clara.net/stars/gallicurci.html )

Guess what I posted 3 days ago ?

Put the file on the server and determine the link to it.

Then read this :

http://wyodor.byethost8.com/Attachment.html

http://wyodor.byethost8.com/Attachment_with_php.html

Practice.