i want a website like FesterHead's

[admaust]

yeh thats right. FesterHead has a darn sexy website.
How can i too offer a website of this magnitude to my listeners?
are there plan HTML codes that will display the current song playing or anything of that nature.


yeh im a newbie -- stone me.

[djmastermind]

You'll have better luck with php. Anyhow.. here's the bot for current song scripts:

Check out the Sticky post titled...
SHOUTcast: Important Info & Answers to FAQs. READ ME!

Scroll down a bit and look for the section titled...
General SHOUTcast Information -> SHOUTcast ToolBox (All sorts of nifty add-ons for SHOUTcast)

1. The PHP based XML parser is a complete solution and comes ready for you to customize.

2. The Javascript parser (actually ASP) is another complete solution and comes ready for you to customize.
Note: Apparently this link isn't working anymore.
Try this thread for other ASP options.

Also, for an html implementation, check out:
KXRM's RadioToolbox
Oddsock's Do Something DSP plugin

[admaust]

thanks mate!!!
i should have read the FAQ ... i hate n00bs too

[LollipopLustKil]

Actually, Festerhead's website is integrated with the Sam2 layout.

[FesterHead]

Actually, Festerhead's website is integrated with the Sam2 layout.

Indeed.

Plus over a year of customization and cool tool integration.

[DJHotIce]

Just go to his forums if your intersted in a Sample code siplet

[admaust]

right on
i got my site setup: http://mp3nation.hypermart.net/tasty/index.php
but i think its stuck on displaying the same song? i dont know what the dealy is?

my shoutcast page is: http://tastyfresh.no-ip.com:8000

[admaust]

i fixed it i do believe!
but thanks mates!

[FesterHead]

Yep. Looks good to me.

The top snippet is from your web page.
The bottom snippet is from your DNAS.

[drivehell]

I've done away with the php that came with SAM and implemented my own solution.. it's turning out great.. check it.. www.dnbradio.com

[drivehell]

btw.. I may make my source public sometime in the near future.. If anyone is interested let me know..

[djmastermind]

Is that FTP based?

[wisedj]

So if I have Golive, Front Page or Dreamweaver, I will be able to change the page on SAM2?

[drivehell]

Is that FTP based?

no, it's SAM based, just like festerhead's, but I guess technically.. it's really just mysql based since SAM only controls the playlist automation and writes updates to the mysql db.

The php script reads all song data from the tables in SAM's mysql db. With everything stored in a db.. I found I was able to do some very handy things..

One of them for me is enabling dj's to cue themselves up to play live. I have setup a private shoutcast server that they connect to and start streaming.

Then they log in via the website where they have access to a webform to enter their dj name and show title. they click submit and are added to the top of the playlist cue, and once the current playing song finishes, SAM tunes into the private stream and starts broadcasting it publicly.

This way I'm not giving out passwords to the public servers, and also... i am able to re-encode their stream to a common bitrate. Lots of my dj's are not really able to handle 128k upload.

[djmastermind]

Wow. That's very interesting.. sounds nice. I really need to get in on SAM2, but the truth of the matter is that I just don't have the cash to do so.

[FesterHead]

All SAMs data resides in a MySQL database.

Use whatever tools necessary to extract and display.

I'm graphically and organizationally challeneged, so I started with the default samweb layout and modified it extensively to suite my needs.

[wisedj]

I did noticed that the input file on the SAM2 HTML output is an HTML file, so I can design then with the program of my preference, then input that using the HTML output feature, then placing the output in a folder on my HDD, then that output HTML page can be uploaded using the FTP program of my preference.

In the way I see it, the reason of using SAM2 is to update the content or playlist, so the page designed, also bring the right codes to the output, then that HTML file, can be uploaded anywhere.

[drivehell]

Originally posted by festerhead

I'm graphically and organizationally challeneged, so I started with the default samweb layout and modified it extensively to suite my needs.

I got a lot of inspiration from your site

[drivehell]

Originally posted by wisedj
I did noticed that the input file on the SAM2 HTML output is an HTML file, so I can design then with the program of my preference, then input that using the HTML output feature, then placing the output in a folder on my HDD, then that output HTML page can be uploaded using the FTP program of my preference.

In the way I see it, the reason of using SAM2 is to update the content or playlist, so the page designed, also bring the right codes to the output, then that HTML file, can be uploaded anywhere.

Sam has a built in ftp client that you can configure to upload the file for you at a set interval. FTP can be effective, but you can get much more out of implementing a solution using php.

If you look in your SAM2 installation folder (usually in win C:\Program Files\Spacial Audio\SAM2\ there are a couple of subfolders called phpWeb(or something like that). In this folder you will find a single config file that you edit to reflect your station and then it should work automatically upon uploading it to a webserver that supports php. You can find further instructions aboud configuring SAM2's phpWeb on Spacial Audio's Website.

My implementation is a little bit different but can be configured pretty much the same way. Really, the only difference is that I am using OOP and building more of a framework that revolves around the SAM db as well as a content db that holds all the non-playlist related site content and users/members management. I plan to build in some other things like dj profiles.. user profiles.. archived show downloads.. and other common community type features.

[wisedj]

Thank You for the information and detailed explanation. I will look in to it to study my SAM2 and understand the way it works on all the aspects of it.

[hpnet]

Hey -

I get how to use asp and php to make a thingy to tell people what's on your station, but how do you make that into an image like that which is in drivehell's signature?

Thanks for your help.

[djmastermind]

Scroll up. Images like Festerhead's and drivehell's were created via SAM2 broadcaster.

Please see this thread.

[hpnet]

ah. Thank you!

(Note to self: read previous posts before making a new one)