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Anna2257
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March 19, 2010
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Comblete newbie question about duplicating the vod folder

  • March 19, 2010
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Hi,

the fms 3.5 was just installed on my server and I wanted to have a folder where I'll have my fla videos in my Members folder (which requires login) and another one outside of the Members folder (which could be accessed by anyone).

   In some parts the fms manual says that the fms has ierarchy of adaptors, a vhosts or applications which could be duplicated as many times as needed, so I assumed that my originally created fms-vod folder could be simply duplicated where I want it within my physical server.

   It looked to me in the manual that the fms.ini file from the conf folder shows path to a duplicated folders I want, so, I located that file in one of the fms folders (somehow I have 2 fms folders at the root of my server: one of them is a shortcut from the installation location and the other one is the folder to which I uploaded the application for the installation, but only one of them had that fms.ini file), but when I tried to add the suggested in the manuals line on pointing to another location of a new vod folder I got a message that I didn't have permissions to edit that file, and even the attempts to re-chmode it were not allowed on my side.

1. Is it possible to duplicate a vod folder to other server's locations?

2. What should I do for it?

3. Placing one of them in a folder that requires login will make the fla videos in it secure (not allowed to link or download without a login), right?

   Thank you

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    Correct answer SE_0208

    SE, thank you for your reply.

    That's exactly what I was trying to find out from the very beginning, HOW can I create a folder in a location different than the original application directory of fms.

       You wrote: "Since you have FMIE, you can create your own application under applications directory of FMS and you should be able to stream from that application folder."

      I did not get it at all. To me it sound like I can create yet another application folder inside of the existant application folder, or, as you call it; "under applications directory of FMS", why would I create an application under already existant application directory. I am sure I just simply didn't understand the meaning of this expression, but this is exactly what I am trying to find out: HOW can I creat an additional 2 folders on my server machine, on which the fms installed, but OUTSIDE of the existant directory of FMS. One of them will be created in the Members folder, another one will be created outside of the Members folder, so, the one that in the Members folder will be accessable only to the members, and if the files will copy to their temporary Internet flies, that's ok. The other folder will be for previews, which is also ok to be copied on the viewers hard drives,

       But the main question is the same: HOW can I create folders which I can have my running videos in OUTSIDE of the original fms application folder.

       How else can I ask it...?

       How can I create my own application folders at the places on my server machine where there are no fms application folders yet.

       I feel so helpless that I can't properly express in words what I am asking.

       Quating you one more time: "Since you have FMIE, you can create your own application under applications directory of FMS and you should be able to stream from that application folder." What would be my step by step actions to do it?

       And again, these new folders must be outside of the existant fms VOD, or any other fms folders.

       Thank you.

         Anna


    When you install FMS , there is default location where "live" and "vod" applications are present and that folder is "applications" folder which you can find in <FMS Installed Location>. This "applications" is a directory where you can place your own applications, its like a repository.

    Now you can configure your applications directory. I mean you can have more than one applications directory location. You just need to add one more entry seperated by semi-colon in fms.ini or in Vhost.xml.

    Open fms.ini and search for VHOST.APPSDIR. By default it would be like

    VHOST.APPSDIR = <FMSInstalled Directory>/applications

    Edit it this way (assuming you member area folder is C:\MemberArea and preview area is C:\Preview)

    VHOST.APPSDIR = <FMSInstalled Directory>\applications;C:\MemberArea;C:\Preview

    So now you can connect to any of the applications which are in all these 3 folders.

    I think confusion is arising in your mind because you are trying to apply concepts of Web Applications to FMS.

    Like i said before, you can achieve you use case without keeping application in seperate folders and i have explained before how to achieve it in my previous replies.

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    SE_0208
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    March 22, 2010

    Can you tell stepwise, what exactly are you doing. You can replicate apps even VOD for your information if you have FMIE, by the way do you have FMSE(streaming edition) or FMIE (interactive edition)

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    Anna2257Author
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    March 23, 2010

    SE,

    thank you for your reply.

    I have FMIE.

    The current vod file is in the root folder of the server, and I simply want to have some folder in the Members area, and another one in the Preview area (outside the Members area), so I could place my FLA files there and stream from those folders (unaccessable without login from Members area, and accessable to anyone from the Preview area).

       Maybe I am thinking about all this in wrong therms of HTML architecture, maybe for fms it work in completely different ways..., but I hope you understand what I am trying to accomplish.

       Thank you

         Anna

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    SE_0208
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    March 23, 2010

    To be frank , i still did not get your use case clearly but let me try answering it by assuming your use case.

    You want to have two sets of VOD files, one which is sort of premium content and one which is available to all. You can achieve this in FMS in various ways i will discuss just simple one here which is in on top of my mind.

    You can have two apps, one which has all premium content and one which has content available to all.

    So lets say you make two copies of your VOD folder and rename it as "premium" and "preview". Place all premium content in media folder of "premium" and all other content in media folder of "preview".

    Now coming to authentication, you can use access plug-in to authenticate users. If users have credentials to connect to "premium" app, allow the connections otherwise redirect connection to "preview" application.

    Let me know if this is what you wanted to achieve or I am wrong track.

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