RE: [PHP] Converting audio files and display/play in browser

Easy... <?php header('Content-Type: audio/mpeg'); readfile('xxx.mp3'); ?> What this does it sends a header then the file is read from disk to standard out. Please note you may need to get your include/paths correct... Timothy Hitchens (HITCHO) tim@hitcho.com.au HITCHO has Spoken! -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Nilsen [mailto:thomas.nilsen@doc-s.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, 12 October 2002 6:05 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Converting audio files and display/play in browser It's the part sending the header back to the browser with the correct info I'm not sure about. I can handle the conversion of the audio file, but I'm not sure how to get the browser to read the converted file once it's ready. "Timothy J Hitchens" <tim@hitcho.com.au> wrote in message news:005301c27159$483dc170$0500a8c0@BAMBINO... > Why don't you call your converter then pipe out to a file... the then > send headers for that type of file and readfile to the browser.. > > > Timothy Hitchens (HITCHO) > tim@hitcho.com.au > > HITCHO has Spoken! > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Nilsen [mailto:thomas.nilsen@doc-s.co.uk] > Sent: Saturday, 12 October 2002 4:22 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Converting audio files and display/play in browser > > > Anyone got any ideas as to how I can solve the following in PHP? > > I want to be able to select a file, and convert it from sox format to > MP3 or WAV, and then play it in the requestors browser? Can this be > achieved in an easy way? > > The problem I have is to be able to call up lame/sox or similar tools > on the linux web server, and once the newly converted file is > available, throw it at the requesting browser as a file download? > > Regards, Thomas > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php