Forum user: K_Lo Admittedly Web Dev noob. I worked as a graphic designer until last month. Got laid off. Now wants to become independent and learn web development. Am good with CSS and HTML, now am LEARNING JS then PHP. Anyhelp is regarded highly from any of you. Love K_Lo

Hi,
This is how my server looks(is setup) and I want to create a video sharing site for my church organisation. I am not very good with PHP but am learning. I can set up without trouble a Flowplayer cleanly in a website but I want the videos to be uploaded by users, converted on the server and played in the browser like YOUTUBE.

SERVER
- Linux Server (Ubuntu 8.04LTS).
- Apache Web Server
- Support for AcceptPathInfo
- Support for MultiViews
- MySQL 5.x
- PHP 5.x (mod_php)
- Support for GD2 Library
- Support for MySQL
- Support for Curl
- Support for upload_progress

PHP SETTINGS
- safe_mode off
- open_basedir off
- max_execution_time 7200
- max_input_time 7200
- memory_limit (with 1MB more then the maximum video upload size)
- post_max_size (maximum video upload size)
- upload_max_size (maximum video upload size)
- exec() is be allowed

- PHP CLI 5.x (see above + register_argc_argv ON)
- Mencoder 1.0rc1 (support for jpeg, gif, png, freetype, h264, lame, xvid, mad, win32codecs, dv, 3gp, mp4, theora)
- Mplayer 1.0rc1
- FFmpeg (from SVN) (support for jpeg, gif, png, freetype, h264, lame, xvid, mad, win32codecs, dv, 3gp, mp4, theora flvtool2 or yamdi (yamdi recommended)

I am building the site using Expression Engine.

If I use the script above, what will i have to do. Now thats a dump question but thats how bad I am at this. I just read this today so my apologies if I look bad.

Cheers

@UpAndComing
Thanks so much. I can't wait to try it out.

Good night.

@Tero
I would love to learn how to implement the window.alert and popups that behave like facebook's <send email> and <add as friend> tools. saves a lot of pages. Is that possible?

@UpAndComing => ?

yeah am interested very much. Do you mean you are looking for a domain to try it on or an email address to send to? I could set up a folder for you to try out on my hosting but am not sure if you will need a db. My email is studio@safarista.com let me know how it goes.

I would love to help as am looking for a similar function. tipiirai how do you want to be sponsored?

I am trying to use tabs with an expression engine site am learning to build as am new to web technology. How can I load images dinamically from a gallery folder into the scroller inside a tab so i dont have to edit the page everyday, but instead just add and delete images from the gallery folder specific to this tab from the backend? I would like to have the images use a slideshow with ajax loading them.

Any help with this?

K Lo