================================================================================ DirCaster 0.6a, released 12/21/2006. http://www.DirCaster.org ================================================================================ NOTES: Open Source code but please leave all references to prior work intact when making changes. Current maintainer: Dr. Bill Bailey - DrBill@DirCaster.org Based on the original DirCaster by Ryan King (http://www.shadydentist.com) ID3v2.x tag support added by Warren Stone and utilizing getid3 library by James Heinrich , http://www.getid3.org. iTunes specific tag support by Warren Stone Changes in this version: - Added the ability to use the new feed URL option on iTunes RSS feeds Look for these lines: --------------------------------------------------------------------- $NEWfeedURL="http://podcast.TheComputerCurmudgeon.com/dircaster.php"; $NEWfeedURL_ON="no"; --------------------------------------------------------------------- If the variable $NEWfeedURL_ON is set to "yes" then when iTunes reads your feed, it will reset your feed location to the value of the string $NEWfeedURL. The default is "no" as your feed does not typically change - Added new values of iTunes RSS feed values including "GUID" which is actually just the value of the MP3 file location. NOTE: I have NOT implimented checking for null values of the MP3 file ID3 tag values for "Title" and I have not implemented checking for "bad" values in the title such as "&" (ampersand,) etc. Be sure your MP3 titles are clean. And, if you can add that code, send it to me and I will update the files! Thanks! - Updated the getid3 tag library to the latest version as of December 22, 2006. INSTALLATION: UnZip the contents of the file DirCasterV06a.zip (which you must have already done to see this file!) Retain the directory structure of the Zip archive and FTP all the files and directory structure to your web server. Your web server must be running at least PHP 4. If you are using Apache as your web server, and it is set up to use .htaccess files, you can create a .htaccess file for your directory on the server that points to either the dircaster.php file or to the index.php file, depending on how you want to present the MP3 files to the web. Now simply FTP your MP3 files (podcasts or VODcasts) in this same directory, and they will be "served out" via a valid RSS file. Point your subscriptions to the directory on your web server and the dircaster.php file. For example, my files are in a directory that the URL http://podcast.thecomputercurmudgeon.com points to, so my RRS feed filename would be: http://podcast.thecomputercurmudgeon.com/dircaster.php Your RSS feed may be checked by entering your URL into: http://feedvalidator.org You should have a valid feed, with the minor notice (warning) that there is an extra "blank" space in the "pubDate" value. (I will be working on removing this warning in the next release.) It will NOT hinder your feed from working. BE SURE THAT YOUR MP3 FILES HAVE VALID ID3 INFORMATION! You can use the MP3 Tag Tools available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/massid3lib to fill in the appropriate information in your MP3 files. BE SURE THAT YOUR TITLE DOES NOT USE 'ODD' CHARACTERS... such as "&" (ampersand), etc. letters, numbers and spaces are fine. DO NOT LEAVE THE TITLE BLANK. If you do, there will be NO link to the file. Enjoy podcasting to the web! More inforamation and a tutorial can be found at: http://www.DirCaster.org