What is DirCaster?
DirCaster is a PHP script that allows one to very easily start Podcasting MP3 files from their web host. This allows original content creators to easily provide a feed for the Juice Podcast Receiver, jPodder, and other "podcatching" software. The feed is also fully iTunes compliant!
Simply drop the dircaster.php script (and accompanying files) into a directory on the web server and it will generate a valid RSS feed suitable for Juice Podcast Receiver, etc., based off the MP3 files (with appropriate ID3 tag information) in that directory. To broadcast a new MP3 file, simply upload it to the same directory that contains the DirCaster script and files.
DirCaster was originally written by Ryan King at www.shadydentist.com. The ID3 class from is from frummel. There is no license or warrantee expressed, implied, enclosed, etc. The project has many contributors and more are welcome to join the effort! Contact the current maintainer, Dr. Bill Bailey, at DrBill [AT] DirCaster.org for more information! (Please replace the "[AT]" with an "@" sign. This helps prevent spam to our e-mail address... thanks!)
Feed information is based on ID3 tags within the MP3 files that you post to the directory containing the DirCaster script. The information can be added to your MP3 file using a tool like "MP3 Tag Tools," another great Open Source project! Or, the excellent FREE tool called "MP3tag" located at: http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
The
current version: DirCaster Version 0.9e - Fixed a bug in displaying comments in the feed listing.
The prior version: DirCaster Version 0.9d - Item
duration code modified to handle media files with duration over 60
minutes. Made the system more modular.
Earlier
Versions:
DirCaster Version 0.9c - Added in the
ability to define a variable that allows for the use of an
enclosurePrefix for such systems as the Raw Voice Media Stats
system (TechPodcasts, Blubrry.) For more information on
Blubrry Stats, see this link.
DirCaster V0.9b - Added in a guid change to
allow for multiple files that had the same file date in the feed, and
identifies them as "false" for permalinks.
DirCaster
V0.9a - Added a test so that the ?ft=[filetype] would display ONLY files
that are listed in the "sftypes" list
DirCaster V0.9 - Revised item GUID tag to be more unique, Added channel keyword tag, Aligned XML tag indent. Looks better when reviewing raw XML. Added parameter to allow the selection of a single file type: dircaster.php?ft=[filetype]
DirCaster V0.8a added logic to obtain <item> overrides from a text file. (See the override.1st file for details.)
The latest version can be downloaded at this link: DirCasterV09e.zip