MP3 Help

[andy_DT]

Ok i am making a site for someone and they want a flash mp3 music player on it, which i can make nice and simple. But i need to make a flash mp3 player which is basically updateable online so he can login to the admin area and he can add songs to it.

Not forgetting it needs to be idiot proof.


Can anyone help me???

IF you can it would be really appreciated.

[Medyman]

I think the easiest way to do it would be to make it via XML.

Now, I'm not quite sure how updating xml via an online admin area would work. I suppose you could use php/MySQL to store the xml info and then have that create the XML file.

Here is a tutorial on how to do that bit: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22-5035149.html

For the XML part, there are some great video tutorials at gotoAndLearn.com.


HTH. Feel free to post back with any issues.

[andy_DT]

ok cheers man i will have a look through that and see if i can kinda bodge things together :) ta , if i have any more queries ill get back (Y)

[andy_DT]

no ive had no luck with that ;( i just need to make it so that from the admin area new songs can be added. :confused: any more ideas?

[Ryan Fitton]

I use this flash player (http://www.premiumbeat.com/flash_resources/free_flash_music_player/multiple_tracks_mp3_player_menu.php) on my site but it has no admin area on it. Instead i update the playlist, which is a XML file. :)

[Medyman]

Which parts are you having troubles with?

As Ryan said, there are a ton of free XML powerd mp3 players out there. But if you need it integrated into an admin panel, you'll need to create it via the system i showed you.

I'll make up a quick demo when I have some time and post it here.

[andy_DT]

yeah i have already made something like Ryan has shown, it works fine but i need it so that someone who has no knowlegde of working with this sort of thing can do it simply by uploading a file and it adds it to the player, i think you are getting at the right thing, Bassically it needs to be like the myspace band on except a bit simpler :)

[Medyman]

Is using an ftp client out of the question?

If the client can use ftp, then using any basic XML powered mp3 player will work.

If not, you'll need to develop an interface to create XML on the fly (your question got me curious and I created one yesterday, like i said, i'll post when i get home and can get those files).

[scarlett]

Using high end Macromedia Flash (swf), MySQL, XML and PHP, FLAM Player is an online mp3 player with full featured administration backend for webmasters and easy use for final user. But also there are some player without admins..
it can be useful Macromedia_Flash (http://www.readyondirectory.com/?x=&Directory=/Computers/Multimedia/Software/Macromedia_Flash/)

[andy_DT]

Is using an ftp client out of the question?

If the client can use ftp, then using any basic XML powered mp3 player will work.

If not, you'll need to develop an interface to create XML on the fly (your question got me curious and I created one yesterday, like i said, i'll post when i get home and can get those files).


Ok many cheers, well yeah FTP is a simple way to do it but he wants so he can do it all online so basically he doesnt need to know anything about anything haha. Thanks for the post i look forward to seeing the system, if you want to add me on msn its orange_dirtjumper@hotmail.com :)


Tar

[bombhaus]

try the xspf player - http://musicplayer.sourceforge.net/ or there is always wimpy - http://www.wimpyplayer.com/

Good luck!