flv playback works on local system, not on web server

[skeeze]

I am hoping someone has a quick answer to this question, many thanks in
advance. I am using the new component flvplayer that comes with Flash 8 and am
referencing a local .flv file. It is a REALLY simple flash document with only
that component and it references a .flv file that is in the same directory as
the .fla file. When I do a test inside of Flash it works great. I can even
publish it and when I use the html generated file outside of Flash 8 (using
IE), it also works great. When I copy all the files (including the skin and
..flv file, basically the same files that are on my local hard drive) up to my
IIS web server however, when I reference the html that was generated all I get
is a blank white screen. It obviously finds the html, but nothing comes
up....any ideas, it has to be something simple. All the files on the web
server are in the same directory.

[JayCharles]

It would help if you can post a link. I'ts probably a path issue, but it's all just guessing until we can see the html

[jakel03]

I'm having that same problem. I understand why it works locally. It's because
I'm pulling the .flv from my local drive. On my website I have a directory
called video. In this directory, I place the .swf and the .flv files. In the
..swf file under contentpath, I just have the name of the .flv file since it is
in the same directory. The html file is placed in the root directory, but I
change the path of the swf file. When I open my web browser and navigate to
the site, it starts to open the swf, but it will not play the video. I know
it's opening because it shows my heading text for the video that is part of the
swf.

Is there anything I need to do on the server? Any help will be greatly
appreciated!!!

[skeeze]

Found the issue. You have to add a mime type on the web server. Directly
below is the Macromedia solution and below that is another one. THe Macromedia
one adds the mime type to the server, which would seem the best choice, but the
Macromedia post has a different description than the second article, I am not
sure which one is correct. Anybody know? Does it matter? (I applied both
procedures, so I am not sure which one takes precedence).

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19439[/url]


[url]http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/c/engineering/archives/004198.asp[/url]
Adding .FLV MIME Type in IIS
Posted 5/16/2005 | by Ryan Moore | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
.FLV files are already the best method for publishing video on the web, and
are sure to become even better with the new enhancements in Flash 8. When
serving .flv files off of a Windows Server 2003 (or any other Windows server I
would imagine) requires setting up the MIME type on the server first (it isn't
one of the native MIME types on MS servers).
You can figure out easily if your server is configured to support .flv files
by posting a .flv file on a server and navigating to the URL of that .flv in a
browser. If you see a LONG string of garbage on the screen, your server isn't
set up for .FLVs and needs to have the MIME type set up.
Adding .flv MIME type in IIS
1) Select the site to configure in IIS, right click and select "Properties"
2) Under HTTP Headers Tab, select "File Types" under the MIME Map section and
select "New Type"
3) Type ".flv" as the associated extension and "video/x-flv" as the content
type.
4) Select "OK" and you're ready to fly!