Dynamically creating .ram files

Anon

I am running mandrake 7.2 with php 4.04pl1 and am trying to dynamically create .ram files for real player through a form. All the .rm files are uploaded to the proper directories and then this is the code that generates the .ram file:

//////////////////////////
if ($audio != ''):
$file = "path" . $audio . ".ram";
$fp = fopen($file , "w");
fputs($fp, "rstp://path" . $audio . ".rm");
chmod($file, 0755);
fclose($fp);
;endif
/////////////////////////

it generates the file and sets the permissions fine, but Real Player gives an "invalid metafile" error when i try to play it from a link. The odd thing is, when i manually generate the .ram file and set the permissions - it works fine. Comparing the manual generated .ram and the dynamic .ram - they look identical, but the one PHP generates will not work in real player. Anyone have any ideas as to why this would happen? maybe the php file is not ture plain text or something? any help would be appreciated!

Anon

My guess is the header is not sending plain text content type [php header ("Content-Type: text/plain")]
, which the ram file must be, also i think there is a white space issue in the ram file as well.

On a similar note, I am trying to upload rm files, but can't get the file to upload, I am calling the file type:
audio/x-pn-realaudio
but am getting errors saying that the type I am uplosding is not allowed.
Is this the correct file type (header) for a rm file?
[php header ("Content-Type: audio/x-pn-realaudio"); ]
Thanks,
Jim

kparker

Why do you have to say anything about the file type during upload?
I never had to do this; just followed the pretty clear instructions for
input tags (type=file) and it worked. I did have to mess with the
several different places where the max upload size is set, of course.

Anon

I followed a tutorial from zend where it was suggested to "filter the content" so to speak, allow the types you anticipate. I suppose I need to do rewrite, my max_file-size is set to 2m as it is set in ini to that.
Thanks I will trim the code down, and see if I can get it to fly.
Jim

Anon

what is the white space issue? I added the plain text header, but am still receiving the same "invaild metatag" error.

Anon

Good thing I said "...also I think there is a white space issue..." turns out I was a bit off, I added a space in front of the redirect info in a working .ram worked and it worked fine, then I broke the info into two lines, it did not work it looked for something... but then I added a ' and it gave a invalid metafile error... my guess, your outputting an illegal character.

Hope that helps.
Jim

Anon

I checked the .ram file again and it looks fine. Here is the line that is in the test.ram file:

rstp://1925.designpipe.com/gfcaudio/test.rm

that is the top and only line in the file. Any other ideas? I sent a support request about to RealNetworks, so i'll see what they say.
thanks for your help!

-robbie

my guess, your outputting an illegal character.

Hope that helps.
Jim

Anon

you have echoed this to make sure you are printing what you want...right?
Jim

Anon

No, but i've been checking the .ram file everytime and it is created sucessfully and looks how it should look after i submit the form.