Is there a way to embed windows media player and control its parameters with PHP?

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I spent about 3 weeks on this. First I tried WMP embedded, didnt work (active x issue), then JW PLayer, didnt work too, then Flow Player, then Jw wmv player silver light (Yehaa, it worked, parcialy...)

It was 2 weeks to realize that flow player and jw player work with RTMP, but not with MMS video streams.

So, my question is: Is there a way to embed windows media player and control its parameters with PHP?

I mean, not active x controls, but pure php, along with java script, or something else that can be accepted by everybrowser.

I dont know a thing of ASP, tried and tried with silverlight player, and it simply wont play the mms stream, someone told me that I should change the port on the server, and on the script. I dont have access to that kind of stuff (server config), and also, I have an ASX playlist with more than 800 itens, most of them works fine.

Even if that's not windows media player, if anyone know at least a player that can play this stream mms://unitv.pucrs.br/UniTV on FireFox, or FF, or Safari, please, let me know.

ty very much :)

Ps: Note that the mms stream above works fine on Windows media player.

Feb 9 '11 #1

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If it's an activex issue then it's your browser, because PHP is aserver-size language, all it does is print the code to the page. Here's the HTML that you need:

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 <OBJECT classid="clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6" width="[WIDTH]" height="[HEIGHT]">

<PARAM NAME="URL" VALUE="[URL GOES HERE]">

<PARAM NAME="volume" VALUE="[VOLUME]">

<embed src="[URL GOES HERE]" width="[WIDTH]" height="[HEIGHT]" volume="[VOLUME]"></embed>

</OBJECT>

PHP has nothing to do with it working or not, all it des it print the HTML to the page. I tested this code and it works.

Oh, and yes, you WILL need to replace the values that I've put inside [] brackets (including the brackets themselves).

Feb 10 '11 #2

matheussousuke

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you're being of great help again, ty vm. :)

Feb 10 '11 #3

matheussousuke

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This one is fully working for me. :D
By the way, is there a parameter that can show the playlist, so the user can choose wich item he will watch?

Feb 10 '11 #4

matheussousuke

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I found a script, configured it acording to the guide, but now, only the player works, the playlist wont show up.

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 <head>

<script language="javascript1.2">

function loadPlayItems() {

        df=document.getElementById("playItem");

        dp=document.getElementById("playlist");

        WMP9=document.getElementById("MediaPlayer1");
 
WMP9.url="http://tv.mghospedagem.com/jwp-silverlight/play.asx";

        WMP9.controls.play();
 
}
 
function showPlayItems() {

        WMP9=document.getElementById("MediaPlayer1");

        playlistItems=WMP9.currentPlaylist.count;

        for (i=0; i<playlistItems; i++) {

                playitem=document.createElement("a");

                playnext=document.createElement("br");

                playitem.setAttribute("href","#");

                playitem.setAttribute("onclick","playItem("+i+")");

                playitem.innerText=WMP9.currentPlaylist.item(i).name;

                dp.appendChild(playitem);

                dp.appendChild(playnext);

        }

        playListLoaded=true;

        WMP9.controls.stop();
 
}
 
function setPlayItem(index) {

        WMP9=document.getElementById("MediaPlayer1");

        playlistItems=WMP9.currentPlaylist.count;

        if (playlistItems > 0) {
 
WMP9.controls.currentItem=WMP9.currentPlaylist.item(index);

                WMP9.controls.play();

        }

}
 
</script></head>
 
<body onLoad="loadPlayItems()">

<object id="MediaPlayer1"

classid="clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6"

type="application/x-oleobject" width="600" height="400">

<param name="autostart" value="0">

        <param name="showcontrols" value="0">

        <param name="uimode" value="full">

        <param name="stretchtofit" value="1">

        <param name="enablecontextmenu" value="0">

</object>
 
<div id="playlist" style="position: absolute; top: 10px; left:

640px; visibility: visible;">

<h2>Playlist</h2></div>
 
<script language="javascript1.2" for="MediaPlayer1"

event="playStateChange">

WMP9=document.getElementById("MediaPlayer1");

if (WMP9.playState==3 && ! playListLoaded) {

        showPlayItems();

}
 
</script>

You can see the page here http://tv.mghospedagem.com/wmp-plBYTES.html
Ps: only work for IE.

And here is where I got the code from https://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player.web/browse_frm/thread/d134164e3d514963/0f180dd8ceaed3a1?tvc=1&q=%22showPlayItems%28%29%22 +author:Neil+author:Smith+author:[MVP+author:Digital+author:Media]&hl=en&pli=1

Feb 11 '11 #5

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Dude, this is Javascript, not PHP. This is a PHP forum, you'll need to ask one of the mods to move it to the Javascript forum. Please make sure you're posting in the proper forum next time.

Feb 11 '11 #6

matheussousuke

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Omg, I really sorry, didnt notice that.

gomenasai >.<

Feb 11 '11 #7

matheussousuke

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What if I open a new thread in javascript section and come here and put a link to it?

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