Comments on: Controlling iTunes from PHP 5 http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:59:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: derek http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-107476 derek Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:49:32 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-107476 I installed php 5.2.6.6 with apache 2.2 and had no luck with COM. It just wouldn't start up. I messed with the permissions and all that for the itunes object, but after a bit of frustration and no success I gave up on that. ...So I installed the BRS Webweaver server (per the old school engadget instructions) and COM worked perfectly. Now I've just gotta write a fancy little interface. I installed php 5.2.6.6 with apache 2.2 and had no luck with COM. It just wouldn’t start up. I messed with the permissions and all that for the itunes object, but after a bit of frustration and no success I gave up on that.

…So I installed the BRS Webweaver server (per the old school engadget instructions) and COM worked perfectly.

Now I’ve just gotta write a fancy little interface.

]]> By: Jack http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-64607 Jack Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:57:29 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-64607 Is there any way I could get it to play a specific song? Namely the Track id? I checked the SDK and the most I could make out of it was that I need IITTRACK, but I have no idea how to implement it. Is there any way I could get it to play a specific song? Namely the Track id?

I checked the SDK and the most I could make out of it was that I need IITTRACK, but I have no idea how to implement it.

]]> By: Lee http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-53891 Lee Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:07:28 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-53891 Wow, this is just what I was after, now why can't google return this result more easily! Wow, this is just what I was after, now why can’t google return this result more easily!

]]> By: Peter Powell http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-26374 Peter Powell Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:17:40 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-26374 tried it.. crashed apache (twice) tried it.. crashed apache (twice)

]]> By: darri http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-15264 darri Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:19:43 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-15264 Has anyone succeeded in playing a particular playlist yet (not the LibraryPlaylist)? Been looking for a way to do this without much luck. I'm hoping somebody will set up a wiki with all the PHP methods spelled out in plain english. Has anyone succeeded in playing a particular playlist yet (not the LibraryPlaylist)? Been looking for a way to do this without much luck. I’m hoping somebody will set up a wiki with all the PHP methods spelled out in plain english.

]]> By: Peter Daniel http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-4939 Peter Daniel Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:09:30 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-4939 I have got it working on Windows XP with IIS. It is very important to set the com permissions and php.ini settings correctly. Download my scripts here: http://www.pjdaniel.org.uk/webtunes/ I have got it working on Windows XP with IIS. It is very important to set the com permissions and php.ini settings correctly.

Download my scripts here: http://www.pjdaniel.org.uk/webtunes/

]]> By: Nathan http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Nathan Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:15:43 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-404 Figured I'd leave a comment; this worked perfectly for me. I'm running Windows XP Home (SP2), PHP 5.1.2, and the OmniHTTPd webserver. Figured I’d leave a comment; this worked perfectly for me. I’m running Windows XP Home (SP2), PHP 5.1.2, and the OmniHTTPd webserver.

]]> By: Bryant Mairs http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Bryant Mairs Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:04:22 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-294 I would just like to say that this looks very interesting as an addition to the PHP script I made to control iTunes directly from a webpage and the commandline. My commandline script is available here http://bronson-25.resnet.brown.edu/posts/40/ though it'll need to be downloaded as the source posted is old. I also have a web-GUI AJAX version here: http://bronson-25.resnet.brown.edu/itunes/ Unfortunately, the AppleScripts seem to be failing when they run on my computer, so I don't know what happened there, but it used to do everything that my command-line interface could do. I'm continually working on it, so hopefully I can get it up and running here soon. I would just like to say that this looks very interesting as an addition to the PHP script I made to control iTunes directly from a webpage and the commandline. My commandline script is available here http://bronson-25.resnet.brown.edu/posts/40/ though it’ll need to be downloaded as the source posted is old.

I also have a web-GUI AJAX version here: http://bronson-25.resnet.brown.edu/itunes/

Unfortunately, the AppleScripts seem to be failing when they run on my computer, so I don’t know what happened there, but it used to do everything that my command-line interface could do. I’m continually working on it, so hopefully I can get it up and running here soon.

]]> By: Jesse Dyck http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Jesse Dyck Wed, 28 Dec 2005 04:48:46 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-257 Chris: Just wanted to point out that I am setting up this server on a Windows XP computer, but I will be using safari to conrol iTunes (on my PC) from my iBook. I left this issue alone for a while, hoping that there will be some progress (and working on other projects) but recently I have been resurecting the issue. I am going to spend some time on this in the next few days and I'll be sure to post any findings. Chris: Just wanted to point out that I am setting up this server on a Windows XP computer, but I will be using safari to conrol iTunes (on my PC) from my iBook. I left this issue alone for a while, hoping that there will be some progress (and working on other projects) but recently I have been resurecting the issue. I am going to spend some time on this in the next few days and I’ll be sure to post any findings.

]]> By: Ferenc http://mikenaberezny.com/2005/05/30/controlling-itunes-from-php5/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Ferenc Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:19:08 +0000 http://www.6502.org/users/mike/blog/?p=16#comment-171 IUSR_MACHINENAME IWAM_MACHINENAME are IIS accounts set up on install, if you use apache they mean nothing. basicly you need the itunes COM object to start under the same user apache does. On my set up I have apache starting on my user account(NON ADMIN) and have the itunes COM service identity set to INTERACTIVE thus allowing all server request logged in on one account. iTunes also runs on my desktop when called. winXP home Apache 2 php5 mysql 4 IUSR_MACHINENAME IWAM_MACHINENAME are IIS accounts set up on install, if you use apache they mean nothing.

basicly you need the itunes COM object to start under the same user apache does.

On my set up I have apache starting on my user account(NON ADMIN) and have the itunes COM service identity set to INTERACTIVE thus allowing all server request logged in on one account. iTunes also runs on my desktop when called.

winXP home
Apache 2
php5
mysql 4

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