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| vitruvius wrote: | OK, I've had a chance to flesh out a possible plan for technical implementation.
First, a few assumptions:
-The server runs PHP (given, actually)
-The server runs MySQL (or some equivalent SQL-driven rdb service)
-The site admin (Doug?) has access to the SQL implementation to set up new databases and table
Basic methodology:
The sticky thread in the events sections seem to work fairly well for getting event postings listed, a similar method could be used for podcastable items in the producers section. The mods of this forum would have access to a custom front-end for adding items to the podcast feed.
Technical implementation:
(1) A db table to store pertinent information for each podcast item.
(2) A PHP script to generate the podcast RSS file.
(3) A PHP script for the moderator front-end to add new items/manage old ones.
As I said, all that's needed for the podcast RSS file is a link to the enclosed podcast item, so CNL wouldn't have to host the audio files, they can be accessed from remote hosting (e.g. any of a number of the sites from which people currently post links to mixes/tracks). |
Yes, phpbb uses both mysql and php. There are several requests for podcast mods on the phpbb forum, but no results that I have found. I've never used a podcast. I'm guessing all the end user needs is a link to the rss feed, correct? The only thing we would need that would be visible is the admin control panel. I'm not familiar enough with coding to write a mod that is fully integrated with the forum, but I would assume that there are existing scripts that can be implemented seperate from the forum (with a seperate user database) but hosted on the site. If you know of any, let me know and I'll take a look and upload them.
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