php & mysql radio

hdshngout · 02-07-2005, 14:19

Ok, heres what i want to do. my cousins all have bands and i am making a radio thing similar to the thing on launch.yahoo.com. I set up a database with the bands name, song title, and the embeded music code. I need to know how to set up the radio page so it moves to a random record (song) after the current record(song) is over. This is really important and i need it asap. if anyone could help, i would be extremely greatful.

Sameth · 02-07-2005, 23:50

is it like choosing random mp3s out of a directory?

Lewis · 02-07-2005, 23:52

this is what me and kyle wanted to do, this will be an interesting post to follow.

FrozenDice · 02-07-2005, 23:56

How are you embeding the music file? Are you using simply windows media player, or some sort of java applet?

I would recomend you don't use windows media embeded, this causes problems. The early windows media players couldn't stream, and this would leave out mac and linux users.

I don't know how you would know when the song was over unless you use scripting which you can put into things played with windows media. I forget its name but theres a way (in movies at least), where at a certian point in the file you can do stuff like launch webpages, etc.

You could have it launch a php script, that goes to your next song. This is your best bet, but remember, its incompadible with alot of things.

Sameth · 03-07-2005, 00:11

hmm, isn't there some type of windows media player playlist? you could have a php script make that random and just get the user to click that.

hdshngout · 04-07-2005, 01:54

I just made an m3u playlist. I made the playlist in notepad, is there any way to set it up to shuffle in the playlist?

Sameth · 09-07-2005, 06:02

sure, is there a different song each line? if thats the way theyre set up which i'm not sure of then read the file into an array like @file and then do like file[random number here] and pick that one.

Sameth · 09-07-2005, 06:09

okay then you asked to explain here it is. you put the file in where it says the mix here and then it opens it counts the ammount of lines (songs) picks a random one and outputs it as what song your listening too. I don't know the code to embedd music with wmp so you take the $lines[$rand] and that file is what you send to the embeded player.

Code:

<?php
srand((double)microtime()*1000000); 
$lines = file('themixhere');
$amt = count($lines);
$rand = rand(0, $count); 
echo $lines[$rand];
?>

02-07-2005, 14:19	#1 (permalink)
hdshngout Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 / 0%	php & mysql radio Ok, heres what i want to do. my cousins all have bands and i am making a radio thing similar to the thing on launch.yahoo.com. I set up a database with the bands name, song title, and the embeded music code. I need to know how to set up the radio page so it moves to a random record (song) after the current record(song) is over. This is really important and i need it asap. if anyone could help, i would be extremely greatful.

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09-07-2005, 06:09	#8 (permalink)
Sameth Cool Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 / 0%	okay then you asked to explain here it is. you put the file in where it says the mix here and then it opens it counts the ammount of lines (songs) picks a random one and outputs it as what song your listening too. I don't know the code to embedd music with wmp so you take the $lines[$rand] and that file is what you send to the embeded player. Code: <?php srand((double)microtime()*1000000); $lines = file('themixhere'); $amt = count($lines); $rand = rand(0, $count); echo $lines[$rand]; ?>

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02-07-2005, 23:50	#2 (permalink)
Sameth Cool Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 / 0%	is it like choosing random mp3s out of a directory?

02-07-2005, 23:56	#4 (permalink)
FrozenDice Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 389 iTrader: 0 / 0%	How are you embeding the music file? Are you using simply windows media player, or some sort of java applet? I would recomend you don't use windows media embeded, this causes problems. The early windows media players couldn't stream, and this would leave out mac and linux users. I don't know how you would know when the song was over unless you use scripting which you can put into things played with windows media. I forget its name but theres a way (in movies at least), where at a certian point in the file you can do stuff like launch webpages, etc. You could have it launch a php script, that goes to your next song. This is your best bet, but remember, its incompadible with alot of things.

03-07-2005, 00:11	#5 (permalink)
Sameth Cool Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 / 0%	hmm, isn't there some type of windows media player playlist? you could have a php script make that random and just get the user to click that.

04-07-2005, 01:54	#6 (permalink)
hdshngout Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I just made an m3u playlist. I made the playlist in notepad, is there any way to set it up to shuffle in the playlist?

09-07-2005, 06:02	#7 (permalink)
Sameth Cool Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 / 0%	sure, is there a different song each line? if thats the way theyre set up which i'm not sure of then read the file into an array like @file and then do like file[random number here] and pick that one.

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