Using iWeb without MobileMe?

I would like to use iWeb but don't have a MobileMe account, & don't really want to get one since I have no iPhone or iPad. Does anyone have experience publishing onto another server? Which ones work best? Is it free? Is it complicated? Please help! Thanks

iWeb '09 has a built in FTP or you can publish to a local folder and upload using an FTP application.
When choosing hosting you get what you pay for.
This page will give you an idea of what to look for when choosing hosting.
http://www.iwebforbusiness.com/Tools-Resources/Website-Hosting.html
About FTP.....
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/SearchEngines/Upload.html
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Is using iWeb without a MobileMe account futile

I have no need for a MobileMe account so it's way overpriced compared to an average host.
I was able to do this much - publish an iWeb site to a local folder and use my Mac as a host (This shouldn't matter but I used the Safari server with MAMP - i.e. Macintosh Apache MySql PHP) to get more functionality than the one with Leopard. Using Port forwarding allows the Mac to be a host, but obviously this isn't a good solution if you understand IP. The RSS and Podcast features worked except for the comment functionality and the search didn't, but I can work around that.
I started out using this method because the only other publish option was "Publish to a folder". (which you select on your local file system) I really want to publish to a remote host. I don't know of any way to do this here, but perhaps there is:
So one question is: Is there a way on Leopard to make a folder a kind of alias for an HTTP address:? Or some other clever method of using publish to folder publish the files to a host via HTTP.
Mobile networking is a huge trend and Apple shouldn't have to shut out the few of us that don't want it now by not having a publish feature in iWeb that allows you to use a host of your choice. It doesn't matter why iWeb was written this way. I'm just really frustrated because it's a waste of 80$ for me if I can't get this to work.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, because I'd certainly like to be wrong about this. But not including a publish feature that allows you to select a remote host seems rather suspect.
Ok, I had what I thought was a very acceptable and reasonable workaround, which has very desirable features. I came up against another limitation that I find really hard to live with, if I can't find an easy workaround. iWeb generates a lot of files in a folder structure. So, I tried reading them into Adobe Dreamweaver (which is by far the best XHTML editor available and adheres to the newest w3c standards.) When I tried this, half of the site just didn't work, and the scripting was not functional in IE 7. I'm sure tons of other stuff doesn't work and I didn't even bother to go through it all. Using Dreamweaver would allow me to publish to a host of my choice and it would also allow me to do things that iWeb can't do.
I like iWeb, especially for it's podcasting implementation, but it's obviously is very limited. I always assumed that since HTML is such a ubiquitous and well established standard that I just assumed iWeb HTML could be read with most any HTML editor, especially Dreamweaver. If I wanted any advanced functionality I could get it there, and use iWeb for the podcasting and simple sites.
Is iWeb so proprietary that it's generating HTML and supporting files that can't be edited in a product as superb as Dreamweaver? Has anyone had any luck editing the files produced by iWeb in another HTML editor? I would have thought this was a given.
I'm hoping that someone can give me some workarounds. Otherwise, it will confirm my theory that Apple is forcing MobileMe as a host for iWeb sites, which is really restrictive and unnecessary.
This is extremely frustrating and so if anyone has any workarounds to these problems, I'd really appreciate hearing them.
Otherwise, I just wasted 80$ on iLife, which I don't appreciate. And if getting iLife 09 is the workaround, I think I'd need to be convinced that it can both publish to any host and that it produces files that are compatible with Dreamweaver to even consider it.
Thank you for your help,
-Frank

fpatrick08,
My 2 cents, I though about getting mobileme service but the $99 per year stopped me. After I got my hosting with another company I found out that amazon sell the service for $69 per year. I still do not use mobileme but with Cyberduck and some work around it work pretty decent. You can see it by yourself here: http://www.wesdotphotography.com/Home.html
Hope this help
Thierry
+PS: I may receive money if you click on the google ads in my site+

Using iweb without Mac Me ?

Hi,
im new to all this and trying to use iweb to create a new site for myself.
i cannot publish because Mac Me is no longer available and i dont have a previous subscription.
i would like to use Mac to publish my site without going external is this still possible?
i have read about going through another hositing site.
but i would rather stay using Mac programs and Hostings if i still can.
Can anyone help???

Unfortunately there isn't a way to publish to mobileme unless you already have an account there, and even if you did I wouldn't suggest getting it all set up and then having to change it next july.
I'd recommend purchasing a domain name and hosting from somewhere like Lunarpages.com and then they will provide you with the FTP settings to load your page up onto.
A good link for using iWeb with another host is:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4819834_publish-iweb-mobileme.html
The main thing is that you want to get yourself set up with something that will be around and supported for quite a long time so you don't have to redo things again.
Keep in mind that from the looks of it iWeb isn't being developed anymore... at least get yourself publishing to another service. It will take effort and work, but it will be your best option.

IWeb without MobileMe

I'm probably being really dense here...but. When I started using iWeb I was testing out a web-site through my trial period account at MobileMe. But ultimately I decided to register my own domain elsewhere, so I'm not using MobileMe. My question is: when I was still on the trial period of MobileMe - every time I imported something new to my web-page it appeared as a file in iDisk. So a vidoe I had on my site appeared as an mp4 in the iWeb folder on iDisk, along with jpegs, etc. If I'm not using MobileMe - and the iDisk gets disabled - where is all this stuff going? I'm only asking because I'm trying to figure out the best way to manage everything. When I save latest changes to my site in iWeb - where is it saving everything to before I publish it since it's no longer iDisk and MobileMe. Is it saving it to the company that's hosting my web-site?
Thanks!

iWeb saves your website data to a domain file whose default location is Home Folder/Library/Application Support/iWeb.
Its important to realize that, once files are published from iWeb locally on your Mac or to MobileMe or another server they cannot be imported back into the application. If you lose this file, or it gets corrupted, you have lost your website so its really important to back it up and keep that backup up to date.

Can I use iWeb without .mac?

I can't figure out if I can create a web site with iWeb without having a .mac account. Apple implies, but is not stating it conclusively, just recommending it:
"iWeb publishing requires Internet and webserver access (.Mac recommended)".
I have no need for .mac and have web hosting elsewhere. Does anyone know if I can just use iWeb to create my website and publish elsewhere?

PS Here's a note on tips for this:
http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/iwebserver.html

Using iWeb without .Mac=TOTAL TORTURE

Hi,
I've been trying to use iWeb to author a website and host it somewhereother than .Mac. What a total nightmare!!!!!!
There's got to be something I'm missing!
I publish my site to a folder, and upload the files the my hosting service.
Here's what is giving me trouble-
1. All image reference addresses are directed to the folder location on my hard drive, there is no way (short of rewriting the source code) to have iWeb automatically insert the web location of links and images globally within the site.
2. Random characters and code are inserted into my pages, usually a capital "A" figure with a small triangle on top of it. This causes much trouble and I have to go find these and manually delete them in the code.
3. In order to use iWeb to make multiple independent sites, you have to go into the application library and move the domain file to another folder.
It seems strange that Apple would make such a powerful program to basically sell .Mac subscriptions...

1. All image reference addresses are directed to the
folder location on my hard drive, there is no way
(short of rewriting the source code) to have iWeb
automatically insert the web location of links and
images globally within the site.
Don't know what you're talking about. What's the url? What ftp program are you using to upload?
2. Random characters and code are inserted into my
pages, usually a capital "A" figure with a small
triangle on top of it.
The server you are using is configured incorrectly. See this note for fixes:
http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/iwebchars.html
3. In order to use iWeb to make multiple independent
sites, you have to go into the application library
and move the domain file to another folder.
I think you can avoid this with something like
http://mistergregg.com/cocoadrillosoftware/iWebSites/
It seems strange that Apple would make such a
powerful program to basically sell .Mac
subscriptions...
Huge numbers of people use iWeb to create sites for non-.Mac servers with no problems.

Publishing a regular html file without using iweb or mobileme?

i'm in a web design class where everyone uses windows based systems and i'm learning html/css codes. i'm using komodo to write my code and now i'm at the point where we are talking about publishing the sites we've made for our projects. iweb will not open my htm files nor will komodo publish files like iweb can through mobile me.
my question is can i publish my websites another way without going to an external source on my mac?

You can host your site on your Mac as described in these websites:
How to Turn Your Mac Into a Web Server | Macinstruct
How do I host my own website at home?
Also see Ethmoid's second post in this topic: Hosting My Own Website On My Mac Pro...: Apple Support Communities
There are free hosting sites that you could use also. There are several topics about that: Community Search: Apple Support Communities

Using iWeb with MobileMe family pack

I just upgraded to the family pack for mobile me. I had been using it for my homepage, but now I'd like to make a homepage for my son, and my wife wants to make a homepage as well.
How is this handled in iWeb? I don't see a way to tell it where to publish which site when I add a new site.
What is the easiest way to handle multiple mobile me websites on one mac?
Thanks.

Not having used the sharing option since there's only one user on my Mac, I don't know the ins and outs of what you want to do. Terence Develin might. If you want to share the library with all users and have them be able to access the library, import new file and perform edits then the best solution is to put the library on an external HD whose ownership has been set to off. This Apple document explains the process: iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users.
The drive can also be used to backup other files as well.
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For those using iWeb without .mac

If you don't like the slideshow offered by iWeb when you don't publish to .mac, cheer up because there is a way to replace it.
iWeb dumps a folder called "SlideShow_assets" into your published folder. You can replace that with whatever favorite javascript or flash slideshow package you want, it just needs to get the image urls info and current slide index from the opening photo page.
I kinda like http://www.couloir.org/js_slideshow/ which is open source under the Creative Commons 'Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0' License. I adapted it to work with iWeb. Here's an example:
http://www.codemanic.com/iweb/Europe/La%20fotografia.html
You can use the same if you like, download here:
http://www.codemanic.com/iweb/SlideShow_assets.tar.gz
Whenever you publish with iWeb, replace the SlideShow_assets folder provided by iWeb with this one.
enjoy
uwe
powermac g5 2.3 dual core Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Can I use this slideshow if I DO publish to .mac? I
couldn't find a "SlideShow_assets" folder, but I did
find a SlidShow_assets.html file which I replaced,
but that didn't work.
I don't think so. I don't have a .mac account so I cannot test (my trial period already expired too ). I looked at other people's .mac slideshows to spy how it works and the slideshow for .mac is slightly different. slideshow.html already has a js context with the images array, it doesn't take them from the opener context. So it's harder to just override the file. The code is a little different but I'm sure it could be modified to work... (unfortunately I don't have time to pursue this, so I'm not volunteering, sorry).
powermac g5 2.3 dual core Mac OS X (10.4.4)

How can i publish on iWeb without mobileme

how can i publish on iweb?

Here's two ways to publish your website...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Publish-Website.html
and some pointers for choosing hosting...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Website-Hosting.html
If you do need to upload via FTP I would encourage you to get a decent app...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/Upload.html
Here's a publishing workflow if you don't use the iWeb FTP...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Search-Engine-Optimization/Website-Publishing-Wo rkflow.html
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Publishing photo's to iweb - without mobileme can it still be done? Does iweb still exist? Help

I have bought the latest version of iPhoto but still can't seem to publish my photo page. I'm sure this is an old question that's been answered time and time again but I can't seem to find anything on this that gives a clear answer.
Thanks

iWeb exists but is not suported or developed anymore.
You can still build a Photos or Albums page in iWeb and publish it...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Publish-Website.html
You would need to sign up for hosting...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Website-Hosting.html
If you don't have a domain name, most hosting services will provide one free.

Will I still me able to keep my blogs and websites with iWeb after Mobileme is discontinued?

My wife and I use iWeb via Mobileme for our websites and blogs. Mobileme is being discontinued for iCloud. Can anyone reassure me that I can keep my iWeb websites? I feel iWeb was a good thing that almost got better but has been neglected in the last version of iLife so for the first time didn't upgrade. I am anxious that Apple will just let it slip away. Perhaps not?

I don't have any insider information, but I would have to guess that Apple would keep a web hosting option to its chosen successor to MobileMe. iCould is clearly a Hosted Exchange Server alternative and web hosting would seem to be needed for many small businesses who are using this service as an alternative to web hosting. It also helps push their iLife product line. If you kill webhosting, iWeb becomes a weaker product. That said, I would keep a backup.
I think that as iCloud gets nearer to release date, we will see more options get released. I'm sure that Apple will be willing to sell more storage space, that web hosting will be available, etc. My gut is that probably won't charge for the hosting, but will draw down from your data pool. It just seems like a cleaner way and will actually get more people to take the jump. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Sharepoint type service emerge as well. Only time will tell, but Apple's philosophy is to make all their pieces fit together and work better than than anyone else's. A web hosting component seems to make sense.

Do I have have to have mac account in order to use iWeb?

can I still use iWeb without a Mac account? do i have to have a mac account?

You can put iWeb sites on just about any server, no need for .Mac necessarily. Here are some tips:
http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/iwebserver.html

Using iWeb- Do I need a .Mac acct & Does it Support Sound Clips?

Hi Everyone,
I am new to the Apple forums. I am returning back to the superior product of Apple after dealing with a very annoying HP for way too long! I was wondering if you can create a web page using iWeb without having a .Mac account? If you can, can anyone tell me if you can add sound clips to the web pages you create? I am a musician and I would like to put some of my music on the web page. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me!
Terri
PS My computer came with v 1.1.2 of iWeb. I do not have iLife added to my machine.

ulualoha wrote:
I was wondering if you can create a web page using iWeb without having a .Mac account?
Yes, you would sign up with a hosting service such as GoDaddy. Then in iWeb you would do: File > Publish to a Folder...
You would need an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program to upload your folder of HTML to your hosting service. Here are just a couple from the many that are available:
http://www.panic.com/transmit/
http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/
can anyone tell me if you can add sound clips to the web pages you create?
Yes, you can. Here are the instructions from iWeb's Help viewer:
Adding songs or other audio files...
If you want to share your original compositions, you can add audio files to your website. Visitors can listen to the audio while they are visiting the page.
To add audio:
1. In the sidebar (on the left side of the iWeb window), select the page you want to add the audio to.
2. Do one of the following:
◼ To add a single audio file, drag it to the page. If you drag the audio file to the image placeholder on a blog page (the Blog or Podcast template), iWeb creates a podcast.
◼ To add more than one audio file, press Command while you click songs, and then drag the files to the page (not to an image placeholder).
◼ To add links to the songs in the iTunes Store (not the audio files themselves), drag a playlist from the Media Browser or iTunes, or a song from the iTunes Store, to the page.
3. If you added audio files (not links), you can add a graphic or a text box with a solid color fill to the placeholder above each song’s audio controls.
When you select an audio file on a page, its name appears in the Metrics Inspector.
To see a list of supported audio file types, visit the QuickTime website.

IWeb without using mobileme??

can i create a website and later get a domain name and publish the site i created in iWeb without using mobileme or anything like that?? sorry, new to all this and don't want to get going and realize i need a mobileme account

To add to Roddy's post - these are the features that will be lost by not hosting on MobileMe:
Features Unavailable When Publishing to a Non-Mac Server:
◼ Password protection
◼ Blog and photo comments
◼ Blog search
◼ Blog RSS Subscription
◼ Hit counter
◼ Enhanced slideshows
Most can be overcome on the 3rd party server except for the Enhanced slideshows. Don't ask me what that is because I've not been able to find out (I use MMe). You can use a good, strong 3rd party blogging service and embed your blog site in one of your site's pages: Embed a Site Within an iWeb Page. For password protection most commercial hosting services offer that feature, for either the whole site or individual pages.
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