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First you will need to upload the video file to your hosting. You can do that using the File Manager, or a third-party | First you will need to upload the video file to your hosting. You can do that using the [[File Manager]], or a third-party SFTP program such as [[How to use FileZilla|FileZilla]]. We recommend using a SFTP program for files bigger than 3MB. | ||
Then you can create a link to your movie file, or embed it directly into your webpage using HTML code. | Then you can create a link to your movie file, or embed it directly into your webpage using HTML code. | ||
'''Creating a Link with HTML''' | |||
Insert the link to your video file using an HTML anchor tag. | |||
<a href="[https://mydomain.com/myVideoFile.mp4 http://mydomain.com/myVideoFile.mp4]">Visit My Video!</a> | |||
'''Embedding a Video using an HTML iFrame''' | |||
Embed the video on your website page using an HTML iframe. | |||
<iframe src="[https://mydomain.com/myVideoFile.mp4 http://mydomain.com/myVideoFile.mp4]" title="Watch My Video"></iframe> | |||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:37, 22 June 2022
First you will need to upload the video file to your hosting. You can do that using the File Manager, or a third-party SFTP program such as FileZilla. We recommend using a SFTP program for files bigger than 3MB.
Then you can create a link to your movie file, or embed it directly into your webpage using HTML code.
Creating a Link with HTML
Insert the link to your video file using an HTML anchor tag.
<a href="http://mydomain.com/myVideoFile.mp4">Visit My Video!</a>
Embedding a Video using an HTML iFrame
Embed the video on your website page using an HTML iframe.
<iframe src="http://mydomain.com/myVideoFile.mp4" title="Watch My Video"></iframe>