GEO'S VIEWS: 2008

To install PHPMotion

In order to run PHPmotion you will need either to have a dedicated/vps server with the required modules installed OR a web hosting provider that has these features.

Servers - Linux/Unix

Required Modules
PHP 4.3 and above (including support of CLI)
MySQL database server
LAME MP3 Encoder
Libogg + Libvorbis
Mencoder and also Mplayer
FFMpeg-PHP
GD Library 2 or higher
CGI-BIN
Be able to run background processes

PHP Settings
open_basedir = (no value)
upload_max_filesize = 100M
post_max_size = 100M
max_execution_time = 1500
session.gc_maxlifetime = 14000
safe_mode = off
Thread saftery = disabled
enable_dl = On

PHPMotion does offer a server set up service http://phpmotion.com/content/view/12/30/

Installing PHPmotion V2

The following instructions only apply to Version 2 of PHPmotion. For V1 please refer to the instructions provided inside the downloaded zip file
Determin what versin of PHP is running on your server. There are 2 ways to do this
Ask your web hostimg provider
Use a phpinfo() file Create a phpinfo file
Download the appropriate version of phpmotion for your server (From our forum). We provide a version for both PHP4 and PHP5 servers
Unzip the files on your computer
Using your web hosting control panel or similar, create a mysql database and write down the details of the database once created
Upload all the phpmotion files into your FTP folder
CHMOD all the following files and directories to 777
/setup
/pictures
/classes
/temp
/logs
/addons
/uploads
/uploads/avi
/uploads/thumbs
/uploads/audio
/uploads/audio/temp
/uploads/pictures
CHMOD all the following files and directories to 755
/cgi-bin/all files in there
/cgi-bin/audio/all files in there
Start the installation wizard by going to http://YOUDOMAIN.COM/setup (replace with your real domain name)
IMPORTANT NOTES
The following files MUST be uploaded in BINARY mode. Your FTP program will have an option for this
/classes/config.php
/watchingnow.php
/mp3_id3_utils.php
Installing PHPmotion V2 to a Sub-Folder

If you are installing to a subfolder (example http://www.yourdomain.com/myvideos/)
Follow ALL the standard setup instructions above
The following files will need to be edited using a plain text editor like notepad
/cgi-bin/uu_default_config.pm
/cgi-bin/audio/uu_default_config.pm
uploader_conlib.php
audio_uploader_conlib.php
/cgi-bin/uu_default_config.pm and /cgi-bin/audio/uu_default_config.pm

open each file and locate the section with:
config_file_name => 'uu_default_config',
temp_dir => $ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'} . '/temp/',
upload_dir => $ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'} . '/uploads/avi/',
redirect_url => '/uploader_finished.php',
path_to_upload => '/uploads/avi/',

Change it to:
config_file_name => 'uu_default_config',
temp_dir => $ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'} . '/myvideos/temp/',
upload_dir => $ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'} . '/myvideos/uploads/avi/',
redirect_url => '/myvideos/uploader_finished.php',
path_to_upload => '/myvideos/uploads/avi/',
uploader_conlib.php and audio_uploader_conlib.php

open each file and locate the section with:
$path_to_upload_script = '/cgi-bin/uu_upload.pl';
$path_to_ini_status_script = '/cgi-bin/uu_ini_status.pl';

Change it to:
$path_to_upload_script = '/myvideos/cgi-bin/uu_upload.pl';
$path_to_ini_status_script = '/myvideos/cgi-bin/uu_ini_status.pl';

PROBLEMS AND DEBUGGING
VIDEO AND SOUND PROBLEMS

If you are having the following problems

1. Videos not showing
2. No sound
3. Missing thumbnail pictures
4. Any other video related problem

Debugging (recommended option)

- Open the file classes/config_inc.php

- Set the $log_encoder variable to yes.

- This will create a log file each time you upload a new video

- The log file will be located in the logs folder

Example : $log_encoder = "yes";

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