Re: MP3 Ripping

dont need php - mysql to do this. there is a mp3 streaming sever built for winamp. look for shoutcast. it'll everything you need, with little leg work from you. "Burhan Khalid" <phplist@meidomus.com> wrote in message news:3F9D12E1.9050300@meidomus.com... > Steve Vernon wrote: > > [ snipped ] > > > So what I have done is made a MySQL database with all the Artist, Genre, > > CD's and Tracks (including mixes). I have typed in all the information into > > this, and checked it as much as possible. > > > > What I would like is to put the music track in a blob field, rather than a > > file. Is there someway that PHP can read the CD and rip the files??? Or > > would I need to rip the tracks in a program, and then basically upload them > > in a form? (The second option would take longer for me of course) > > The track itself? You mean the contents of the mp3 file?! > > *shake head* > > I don't know why you would want to do that -- other than probably giving > mysql and your hard disks a good workout, this will not lead to any > efficiency. > > > Now I could write some sort of C++ or Java program that uses this data and > > plays the CDs with some fancy choosing of artists and genre etc. But can > > anyone think of a way to do it from PHP? Someone said WinAmp had a command > > line interface, perhaps send it tracks from a PHP file. Not sure if it > > returns informaiton to PHP. > > I'm going to entertain this idea just because I need a break from > babysitting my X emerge... > > If you want to send the file -- I suppose you could stream it to Winamp > -- or use the command line interface to winamp and just pass it a file > through the browser. But again, why do you want to do this through a > browser? There are a few thousand mp3 ripping and cataloging programs > out there. Windows Media Player (with third party plugins) will also rip > Mp3s and catalog them. Winamp also rips and encodes. LAME is a very > good free ripper. > > > > > One thing I did think was learning the PHP-GTK, with this project as a goal. > > But I know I can do what I want to do in Java, just not sure if there are > > any good mp3 modules etc for PHP. > > I know of a few that are for reading track information from mp3s, but > not one that does what you want. I suppose you can customize one of > those to your liking. > > Tell me why you want to do this via PHP + Web Server + MySQL + Web > Browser again? > > -- > Burhan Khalid > phplist[at]meidomus[dot]com > http://www.meidomus.com