streaming a music .rm file using php

@hastxAug 04.2007 — #There are 3 methods I can think of:

1. Use a "stub" file or a (playlist file), this is nothing more than a simple text file that you name with a ".ram" extension for reaplayer, or ".m3u" for the users default mp3 player. the file only needs to contain the fully qualified URL to the audio file. When the link is clicked on the browser hands the plalylist file off to the appropritate app for processing.

2. Use javascript to create an embedded media player, or in this example, open a popup window.

[CODE]
  function PlayerOpen(soundfiledesc,soundfilepath) {
 PlayWin = window.open('','','width=550,height=150,top=25,left=250,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,titlebar=0,toolbar=0,menubar=0,status=0,directories=0,personalbar=0');
 PlayWin.focus();
 
 var winContent = "<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>" + soundfiledesc + "</TITLE><LINK rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' name='style1' href='/styles/media_player.css'></HEAD><BODY bgcolor='#ffffff'><center>";
 winContent += "<div style='font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.5'>" + soundfiledesc + "</div>";
 
 winContent += "<OBJECT width='300' height='42'>";
 winContent += "<param name='SRC' value='" + soundfilepath + "'>";
 winContent += "<param name='AUTOPLAY' VALUE='true'>";
 winContent += "<param name='CONTROLLER' VALUE='true'>";
 winContent += "<param name='BGCOLOR' VALUE='#FF9900'>";
 winContent += "<EMBED TYPE='application/x-mplayer2' pluginspage='http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=windows&sbp=mediaplayer&ar=Media&sba=Plugin&' SRC='" + soundfilepath + "' AUTOSTART='TRUE' LOOP='FALSE' WIDTH='375' HEIGHT='42' CONTROLLER='TRUE' BGCOLOR='#e0e0e0'></EMBED>";
 winContent += "</OBJECT>";
 
 winContent += "<p style='font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;text-align:center'><a href='" + soundfilepath +"'>Right-Click to Download</a></p>";
 winContent += "<FORM><DIV align='center'><INPUT type='button' value='Close this window' onclick='javascript:window.close();'></DIV></FORM>";
 winContent += "</center></BODY></HTML>";
 
 PlayWin.document.write(winContent);
 
 }
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Your button to call this function would contain:

[CODE]
 <a href="javascript:void(PlayerOpen('music/Song.wma', 'music/Song.wma'));">Play</a>
 [/CODE]

3. Use a flash player such as http://musicplayer.sourceforge.net/

I have used all these solutions for various purposes in the past.

The first method can be done without knowing any programming. The second method works well, but can run into cross-platform issues

The 3rd option is by far the best for you purposes, and comes closest to true "streaming". Flash handles audio files very well, and will give the least download/ buffering time of the methods listed here. It is also the most universal.

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