Server issues....

[dark_artist69]

I am using flash 8 and have created an FLV player. The player reads from an XML file for the playlist and detects bandwidth to redirect to low band or high band. The player works fine on my godaddy hosting account. BUT, when I transfer it to my server it wont work. What could cause it to not work? Something in the actionscripting or something on the server?

Can anyone help with this?

Thanks!

[whispers]

where is the XML file it is reading from located?? is it ALWAYS with the .flv player??

does it use any other type of server side scripting?

[dark_artist69]

yeah it is in the same folder... and like i said the whole thing work great on the godaddy server.. just not on mine...

godaddy:

www.flashoflightpro.com/metro

mine:

www.metropolismediainc.com/mmtest

????

[whispers]

are you calling the XML by using an absolute or relative reference?

maybe its a crossdomain.xml thing?..or security something 'er other..

allowDomain?

just tossing out ideas to check..

[dark_artist69]

i am using a relative referance... i was thinking it might be security... i just wish i knew axactly... i am sot of new to the whole server stuff... and i am not the one in cahrge of it.. just of the web part...

How do you allow domain?...

[dark_artist69]

the server can run asp or php for the most part just nothing with database and or emailing..

[whispers]

seems like it is a permissions things or something..

I dont know why the XML wont load though if it is local.. that seems strange in its own right.

Its obviously NOT a crossdomain issue..LOL

anyways.. although I doubt this is the problem:

System.security.allowDomain("*");

"*" means ALL domains.. (wildcard for all/any)

[dark_artist69]

i am new, sorry,... where do i put that code?

[whispers]

try frame 1 of your project (main timeline)

[dark_artist69]

i put the code in... and nothing... i went to security and gave the I USER full control... and nothing... any other ideas?

[whispers]

contact your host?

try a VERY simple XML call/load with NOTHING more than loading & displaying the XML tree/doc.

see if you can trouble shoot it to a particular line of code.. although I think its a hosting thing.

maybe permissions on the directory??

[silentweed]

also it may be worth hard-coding the path to your flv and seeing if it plays the video then (forget the xml for the moment) ... maybe even just create a new fla and call in a single flv into a video player..

it could be a windows 2003 problem as well .. have a look at

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...fm?id=tn_19439

to see how to solve it, if it is due to this ...

[dark_artist69]

I will try that.... am using 2003 busniness... and it sux... but will try those things and see what happends.... thanks

[whispers]

sweet link/tip silentweed.

good to know for future problems to troubleshoot..


thanks.

[dark_artist69]

the adobe link worked great!! thanks a ton!!! and anwsome links, silentweed!!

[silentweed]

np glad i could help