I think it’s so cool that you’re using apache server to do seeking instead of putting the load on php instances.

But I can’t follow how to seek to a spot in the flash media file.

In php streaming using xmoov.php to scrub to a different spot the way to get stuff done is call the php document, then use GET parameters to tack on the filename, position, and other builtin functions.

ns.play (_phpURL + “?file=” + _vidName + “&position=” + positions[i] + “&bw=” + bandwidth);

Here in your method you call the file using the following parameters visible in html:

http://HOST/FLVScrubber2/FLVScrubber2.swf?file=http://HOST/FILE.flv&bufferTime=3&startAt=0&autoStart=false

So if I wanted to have to seek using the apache server mod, should I have my fla document use the GET method to the server and say something like:

ns.play(”http://FLVScrubber2.swf?file=”+myFile.flv+ “&startAt=” positionOfDesiredSeek[i]);

So is the startAt function finding the nearest file position to seek using your apache mod? Or do we need to write something more in our actionscript to tell apache the closest filepostion we would like to seek? Because the issue for a while with php seeking was that unless you had an exact file position, flash took some time before it got to your spot. So someone built in some slick functions in php to do their file seeking.

I’m trying to understand what your mod is doing so that I can build some cool functionality on the scrubber bar, on the draggable triangle, and create some movieclips which act as markers during longer play of media.

Thanks

Using httpd 2.0.54, you would have to patch your apr-util to get the new apr_brigade_insert_file.

Running Apache/2.0.54

Anyone got any ideas how to fix this?

I’ve compile and add the directive to the httpd.conf.

but when I open the flv url on the browser, it ask to download instead.

Apache/2.2.6

from my spec file:
Summary: Token-based authentication similar to mod_secdownload in LIGHTTPD.
description:
This module uses token based authentication to secure downloads and prevent
deep-linking.

Have your PHP script or servlet generate the to authenticate the
download. Apache can then treat the download request like a normal file
transfer without having to pipe the file through a script in order to
add authentication.

Authors:
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Mikael Johansson (http://www.synd.info)