Publishing your website is easy with MAGIX
MAGIX makes it possible to publish externally created HTML websites in MAGIX Online World. Individual files are transferred to the website via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to your Online World webspace and may then be viewed at your web address (http://yourname.magix.net/public) in the Internet. You may also host self-made HTML websites in parallel to your Online Album website or your Website Maker websites with MAGIX.
Publish with Web Designer
1. Sign in
In Xara/MAGIX Web Designer select the Publish option.
This will open the MAGIX Online World sign in dialog. If you already have a MAGIX Online World account, enter your account details and click Sign in. If you don’t have an account select the ‘Register for Free’ option.
Tips:
1. If you want to stay signed in to MAGIX Online World after you close Web Designer, check the ‘keep me signed in’ option.
2. If you want to publish to an alternative web host select the ‘Publish to an alternative web host ..’ option.
1. If you want to stay signed in to MAGIX Online World after you close Web Designer, check the ‘keep me signed in’ option.
2. If you want to publish to an alternative web host select the ‘Publish to an alternative web host ..’ option.
2. Choose a web address / domain
Now you can choose a web address from the list of web addresses available in your MAGIX Online World account.
MAGIX offers a free web address in the format http://yourname.magix.net/public.
Need your own top level domain?
If you need your own top level domain www.yourname.com (or co.uk, .info etc) select the option ‘New web address ...’ which will connect you with MAGIX’s domain registration service.
If you need your own top level domain www.yourname.com (or co.uk, .info etc) select the option ‘New web address ...’ which will connect you with MAGIX’s domain registration service.
Optional sub-folder:
If you want to publish your website to a sub-folder, then enter the sub-folder name in this field. The sub-folder name will be added to your chosen web address eg www.yourname.com/subfolder and all files will be saved to this sub-folder.
3. Upload website. Done!
Click on Publish. The time it takes to publish will depend on the size of your site and your connection, but you will see an upload progress bar in the top right corner.
When publishing is complete you should see a confirmation:.
That’s it, your website is published and available on the web!
Important information
MAGIX Your Homepage service supports the delivery of static content Files that need to be converted into the "correct" format (eg php, asp etc.) or that need to be processed by other software are not supported (other than Javascript). In such a case the file will be delivered "as it is" i.e using HTML. In addition, no databases are supported (MySQL, Access etc).
Note: The file name of your homepage must be called index.htm or index.html (lower case).
MAGIX Your Homepage service supports the delivery of static content Files that need to be converted into the "correct" format (eg php, asp etc.) or that need to be processed by other software are not supported (other than Javascript). In such a case the file will be delivered "as it is" i.e using HTML. In addition, no databases are supported (MySQL, Access etc).
Note: The file name of your homepage must be called index.htm or index.html (lower case).
Publish with Web Designer (version 6, 7, 8)
1. Open the "publish website" function
In order to load your current website project to your Online World web space in order to publish it in the Internet, open the “publish website” function in the File menu of your Web Designer 6 (you can also do this by clicking on the corresponding symbol in the symbol bar). The "Publish website" dialog will now open. |
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2. Entering FTP access data
In the dialog "Publish website" enter your FTP access data. As the FTP address (FTP server), enter ftp.magix-online.com. |
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3. Setting up the Export folder
In the following dialog, the program will ask you to select a folder, to which Web Designer 6 should export your website project data. If you haven't yet defined a folder, simply select an existing folder or create a new folder and select it. At the end, confirm by clicking on "Export". |
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Note
Note: The file name of your homepage must be called index.htm or index.html (lower case).
Note: The file name of your homepage must be called index.htm or index.html (lower case).
4. Transfer data
In the top right corner of your Web Designer 6 you will see a small dialog, which shows the progress of data transmission. As soon as the transfer is finished, your website may be opened via your Online World web address http://yourname.magix.net/public.
Please note: If you have indicated a sub-folder in the “Publish website" dialog, your current website project will be transferred there. In this case, you have to add the name of the sub-folder to your web address (http://yourname.magix.net/public/sub-folder), in order to open the page.
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Publish the website with an FTP program
FTP is already included in most programs for website creation. Alternatively, there are many free FTP programs available (most are simply named FTP clients). FileZilla is a very good FTP client, which you may download for free here: http://www.filezilla.de/download.htm
1. Enter FTP login data
After starting FileZilla, enter your FTP login. In the "Server" field, enter the address of the MAGIX FTP server (ftp.magix-online.com). Username and password are identical to your Online World login data (username = your email address). The "Port" field may be left empty or number "21" may be entered. Click on the "Connect" button. FileZilla will try to connect to the MAGIX FTP server. When this happens, you will see the contents of the FTP area of your Online World webspace. On the left side, you will see the drives and contents of your computer. |
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2. Select website files and folders
On the left side (local), select the folder, containing the files and folders of your website project. Usually, you will find the file index.htm(l) and and various other files and folders (depending, for example, on the website program used). Now, select all files and and sub-folders using your mouse and press the right mouse button in order to open the context menu. Select the “upload” function here. |
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Important:
The file name of your initial page must be named index.htm or index.html (lowercase letters).
The file name of your initial page must be named index.htm or index.html (lowercase letters).
3. Transfer data
You will now see in the lower area of FileZilla the loading progress of individual files and folders. Depending on the size of your website project, the upload process can take some time. As soon as it is finished, your website may be viewed via your Online World web address http://yourname.magix.net/public . |
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