How to play mp3 server side

gatorsmile

I have a dedicated machine set up with a mp3 file and speakers running Ubuntu with Apache2 web server.

Whenever someone connects to my webpage, I want the mp3 file to play via Banshee Media Player on my dedicated machine(not on the user's computer).

I have tried using the exec() function in my index.php file with no success:

<?php exec('banshee --play \"/var/www/song.mp3\"')
?>

Any ideas on why this isn't working or how to make this work would be greatly appreciated.🙂

bradgrafelman

Welcome to PHPBuilder!

Do you have display_errors set to On and error_reporting set to E_ALL? If so, are you getting any error messages at all?

You might also try utilizing the second and third parameters of exec() (see: [man]function.exec[/man]) to capture a) the entire output of the shell/program, and b) the exit status. Posting these values will (hopefully) help us narrow down what's not working.

gatorsmile

Thanks for the reply.
The second parameter returns Array and the third parameter return 1.

bradgrafelman

gatorsmile wrote:
The second parameter returns Array

As the manual states, the output will be returned as an array of lines. Print out the entire array and post it here for us to see.

gatorsmile wrote:
the third parameter return 1

A non-zero exit status normally means that a problem has occurred. We'll hopefully be able to figure out what error that is once you post the output...

gatorsmile

Here's the array output:

Array ( [0] => [Info 19:38:47.538] Running Banshee 2.0.0: [Ubuntu Natty (development branch) (linux-gnu, i686) @ 2011-04-18 16:21:33 UTC] )

gatorsmile

I got it working by using MPlayer. Although Banshee Media Player takes commands from the terminal, Apache cannot handle it because files only play through the GUI, I suppose. Thanks for the help 🙂

Ashley_Sheridan

Just out of interest, why are you playing an mp3 on your local machine when someone visits your website?

gatorsmile

The local machine is actually located in the office where I work. The website is only accessible through the LAN. I've enhanced the website to act as a JukeBox so that my co-workers can upload and queue songs to play on the local machine. Just for fun 🙂