Upload Video 1

[Tr0]

I want to create a dynamic web form that allows an admin to browse for a video on his/her local pc and then upload that video to be displayed in a downloadable list on another public web page.

I'm a noobie to php and don't know how to approach this. Is php the best way to go? Also, are there any good tutorial sites or learning tools that anyone would recommend?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[vacunita]

You can use PHP to upload the file of whatever type, including video, and then also using PHP place it on the server wherever you want. Just be warned that videos can be very large, and take a while to upload.

The display page would then read from the directory where the videos are stored and dynamically generate the drop down.

Here's a page with a tutorial for the upload.

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/fileupload.php

Once you have that working you can start working on the drop-down and playing the video.

You'll need to create an upload form using HTML, and then link it to a PHP script which will take care of the upload and manipulation of the file once uploaded to the server.










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[Tr0]

Thanks for the link...seems like a really helpful guide.

 

[vacunita]

You are very Welcome.


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[Olavxxx]

Remember to ask your hosting provider if you are allowed to host videos there.

Some say that it's too CPU-consuming for streaming video.
Eg. your download-script might have to promt for download and not allow streaming directly.

Olav Alexander Mjelde

http://www.volvo-power.net

Admin & Webmaster