Features
!!Just Added, PHP/mySQL version!!
1. Full mySQL support for storing the database records including search,
add, and modify. Database tables for ID3 Tag information, all stored in
table relationships for seamless operation.
2. One simple configuration file (properties.inc) that holds the customized
information for the site. No need to modify every single page if you rename
your database.
3. Will search in Artist, Album, and Track Title fields. This can be
modified to include a keywords column.
4. Send email to web admin when a new MP3 is added to the database.
5. Uses separate Upload and Download directories for administrative
purposes. You can configure the system to upload directly to the final
download directory if desired.
6. Use of cookies in the login page. (The login page does not authenticate
to the site. It merely holds the Username and Password for the FTP site when
the user wants to download the MP3.)
7. Instructions included for virtual turn-key solution (README).
8. Automatically reads and writes ID3 tags with Leknor's ID3 Class
(http://leknor.com/code/php/view/class.id3.php.txt)
-Windows Version
1. Full Access 2000 support for storing the database records including
search, add, and modify. Database tables for ID3 Tag information, all stored
in table relationships for seamless operation.
2. Uses the export function of
MusicMatch Jukebox to create initial database.
3. Uses a DSN-less configuration so there is no need to modify the DSN's
of your server.
4. One simple configuration file (properties.inc) that holds the
customized information for the site. No need to modify every single page if
you rename your database.
5. Will search in Artist, Album, and Track Title fields. This can be
modified to include a keywords column.
6. Uses
Infomentum's ActiveFile control for the upload of new files.
Version 2.2 is the latest as of publication date and does work.
7. Uses IIS SMTP (CDONTS) or
Infradig's PostieX control to send email to web admin when a new MP3 is
added to the database.
8. Uses separate Upload and Download directories for administrative
purposes. You can configure the system to upload directly to the final
download directory if desired.
9. Use of cookies in the login page. (The login page does not
authenticate to the site. It merely holds the Username and Password for the
FTP site when the user wants to download the MP3.)
10. Instructions included for virtual turn-key solution (readme.txt).
11. Automatically reads and writes ID3 tags with custom written DLL using
Thijmen Klok's TagWriter.ocx
12. Search database and order by Artist, Track, or Album name.
13. **NEW** Added ability to play MP3s from web server using WinAmp
Issues
-PHP
Still working on the Streaming Version
-Windows Version
With the newly added Play function due to Windows NT/2000 securities and
IIS functionality WinAmp will not Play the file. WinAmp will load but will
not show up on the desktop, will not play the MP3, and you will not be able
to close WinAmp even through Task Manager. If you want to have the ability
to Play MP3's from the server then install a Windows 98 PWS server until I
can figure out how to force WinAmp to be executed as a user and not
"System".
When the ASP pages access the database everything in the database is case
sensitive. If you have some files that are stored in the database as
G:\mp3s.. and other files that are stored as g:\mp3s it would be better to
delete all entries and reimport the source.
There is an issue with the ActiveFile control that it apparently can not
communicate with a Novell Server. This is the main reason for separate
upload/download directories and email notification. I have emailed the
support group and they said it was an issue with the way that IIS passes
authentication to Novell.