[willy34]

hi bit of a novice to all this website building.

I have go to the stage of my website building where i want to add music files to be downloaded by users..

I am using the basic frontpage, do i need a more sophisticated piece of software to do this?

[drdrew1469]

nope, just make sure the file is uploaded somewhere and reference that file with a link.

<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/music/file1.mp3">Music File1</a>
<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/music/file2.mp3">Music File2</a>
<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/music/file3.mp3">Music File3</a>

hth,

drew

[willy34]

Originally Posted by drdrew1469

nope, just make sure the file is uploaded somewhere and reference that file with a link.

<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/music/file1.mp3">Music File1</a>
<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/music/file2.mp3">Music File2</a>
<a href="http://www.yoursite.com/music/file3.mp3">Music File3</a>

hth,

drew

thanx for that.

Is there any way i can have all the files on my computer and just simply put them in a folder to be downloaded my people.. Im talking 1 hour mixes which are 80mb in size each..

[drdrew1469]

Since they're that large, I'm guessing your host doesn't allow the space/bandwidth. To do this you would have to setup your pc as a webserver or ftp server. If you have a static ip this is fine, else you will need to use a service like dyndns (free) so the downloads point to your pc from your hosted page.

drew

[DoubleHelix]

Is your computer hosting the web site? If not, you have to upload all these music files to the web server. It's not possible for people to download a folder. You could create a ZIP file for each set of songs.

[i hate ram]

you arent hosting powerhour cds are you?

if so, what kind of music?.... put a link or PM me if you are doin PH cds.

[willy34]

no im not doing powerhour cd's

these mixes are my own compliations..

what i would like is this:

users would pay a small fee be issued with a link and passowrd then download the mix they have chosen. Once they have used the password they will not be allowed to use it again.unless they pay for another one.

Is this simple or difficult..

[DoubleHelix]

Sounds complicated to me, but if it's not, I'd like to hear how it's done.

Legally speaking, I assume/hope this is all your own original material.

[willy34]

Originally Posted by DoubleHelix

Sounds complicated to me, but if it's not, I'd like to hear how it's done.

Legally speaking, I assume/hope this is all your own original material.

yeah all legal i compose my own sounds using different software...

I thought it might be complicated...

[brendandonhu]

Well its going to require more than Frontpage.
You'll need to use a serverside language, such as PHP.
There are "shopping cart" programs that allow you to sell files for download and accept payment via PayPal, etc.

[willy34]

Originally Posted by brendandonhu

Well its going to require more than Frontpage.
You'll need to use a serverside language, such as PHP.
There are "shopping cart" programs that allow you to sell files for download and accept payment via PayPal, etc.

yeah i thought it might be more in depth than frontpage..

is this serverside easy to use im a novice basically or do i need expert help?

is the paypal thing all set up for you?

thanx for the info..

[brendandonhu]

You would need to find out if your webhost supports PHP and MySQL.
Then you can use the OSCommerce package as a storefront (free)

PayPal is a payment processor to accept credit cards, etc. http://paypal.com

[willy34]

Originally Posted by brendandonhu

You would need to find out if your webhost supports PHP and MySQL.
Then you can use the OSCommerce package as a storefront (free)

PayPal is a payment processor to accept credit cards, etc. http://paypal.com

ah i see

yeah i know about paypal but im not sure on the shopping cart facility is that a html which you can insert into your website?

[brendandonhu]

You can find out all about it at http://oscommerce.com/