Posted by askMe on 01/15/06 18:40

Oli Filth wrote:
> askMe said the following on 15/01/2006 15:43:
> > Oli Filth wrote:
> >> askMe said the following on 15/01/2006 12:57:
> >>> I developed a web page that plays an mpg using the simple embed tag.
> >>> When the page loads, the video starts, but then stops after a few
> >>> seconds. I use the embed tag because I want the user's default player
> >>> to kick in. What might be causing the video to start then stop?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >> <... SNIP BLATANT ATTEMPT AT SPAMMING ...>
> >>
> >
> > Grow up already. This is not spamming. I am here looking for php
> > help. Wrong place?
> >
>
> Well, if it wasn't spamming, then I apologise, but you have to admit
> that a post with zero information in an unrelated newsgroup and a URL to
> a website, looks a lot like a ruse just to draw people to that website.
> It wouldn't be the first time... ;)
>

Ha ha... and yes I know. I didn't realize it until you pointed it out,
though. I had forgotten all about how harsh usenet can be. No apology
needed. My apoligies to you. :-)

>
> >> Firstly, what does this have to do with PHP?
> >
> > The application is developed in php.
>
> Well, you didn't say that originally - and it still has no bearing on
> the problem, as all PHP is doing is generating some HTML. The problem is
> either with the HTML itself, or with the video file, or the way that
> your server is serving up the video file, none of which is related to PHP.
>
> You'd be far better asking this sort of question in alt.html or similar,
> preferably with a URL to the page in question, so people have some
> chance of figuring out what might be wrong.
>
I don't want to use the HTML. That is a temporary fix until I can find
or create the proper php object. I was hoping that someone could lead
me to the appropriate php object or some open source that would handle
this problem. I know that there are all sorts of home made php apps
out there that have the ability to either convert movies to other
formats, compress them using php, or create specialty objects that
mimmick flash objects even. I've seen a lot of them, but, the old
freebies are now trial applications that expire or require modifying
the server. Thank you anyway.

>
> --
> Oli

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