exec to run media player on server?

[Mike Wasilewski]

Is it possible to allow a web user (intranet) to launch Media Player on the
web server? I would like to use a web server as a media server and be able
to access and queue mp3 and wma files via a web page. Using IIS 6 and PHP5.

I have tried using the exec() command but MP does not launch and there is no
error reported in the browser.

Thx,

Mike

[Andy Hassall]

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:25:46 -0400, "Mike Wasilewski" <ml**@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

Is it possible to allow a web user (intranet) to launch Media Player on the
web server? I would like to use a web server as a media server and be able
to access and queue mp3 and wma files via a web page. Using IIS 6 and PHP5.

I have tried using the exec() command but MP does not launch and there is no
error reported in the browser.

This sounds like a bad idea in general, but OK. I can get it to launch WMP
from Apache by enabling "allow service to interact with desktop" in services.
Doesn't work at all if Apache logs on as my actual username, though.

This begs the question - what will it do when there's no desktop?

There may be a better way to do it - is this for remote control of a headless
PC running as a media system?

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[Mike Wasilewski]

Andy,

Thanks for the reply. This will be used as a media server for home
audio/video. I am picturing a searchable music and video database with
users being able to add, delete, and move songs in a queue or launch a
digital video clip, all through a web browser. Perhaps there is a better
way to handle this. I am definitely open to suggestions.

Mike
"Andy Hassall" <an**@andyh.co.uk> wrote in message
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wrote:
This sounds like a bad idea in general, but OK. I can get it to launch WMP
from Apache by enabling "allow service to interact with desktop" in
services.
Doesn't work at all if Apache logs on as my actual username, though.

This begs the question - what will it do when there's no desktop?

There may be a better way to do it - is this for remote control of a
headless
PC running as a media system?

--
Andy Hassall / <an**@andyh.co.uk> / <http://www.andyh.co.uk>
<http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space> Space: disk usage analysis tool

[cyberhorse]

you could try some dedicated linux distributions for that, or install
something like mythtv or mediacentre for windows or something ...

[Jeremy]

Check this page on MSDN...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...parameters.asp

There's command line parameters for Media Player... so you may be able
to make something work like that.

Jeremy

Mike Wasilewski wrote:

Is it possible to allow a web user (intranet) to launch Media Player on the
web server? I would like to use a web server as a media server and be able
to access and queue mp3 and wma files via a web page. Using IIS 6 and PHP5.

I have tried using the exec() command but MP does not launch and there is no
error reported in the browser.

Thx,

Mike

[BKDotCom]

Use winamp and the httpq plugin (http://httpq.sourceforge.net/)