With the added support for RSS feeds, it only makes sense to take advantage of this feature. The best way, in my opinion, is to make your music library on your computer available to your PSP. This can be accomplished in a short amount of time.
This is just one way to do it. There are other servers that you use. I've tried Apache and didn't like it very much. I've also been told to use Windows IIS, but I am using Windows XP Home Edition, so that option isn't available to me.
This is a walkthrough of one way to make your music library available to your PSP, wirelessly. It is in baby steps, so it makes it a bit easier for people who have had trouble with this kind of thing.
Once you download the PSP RSS Feeder, extract the contents to the folder with all of your music. The feeder will allow you to select which song to listen to. For organization purposes, I used MP3Organizer to put my music into folders based on "Artist". You don't have to do this, but I find it to be much easier to navigate and find what I want.
That is all you need to do with the PSP RSS Feeder.
Installing PHP5
After you download PHP5, run the installer. Once installation has complete, move onto setting up the server. Remember the install directory that you use because you'll need it later. By default, it is C:PHP.
Installing and Configuring The Web Server
Download the free version of Abyss (X1). During the installation of the server, you'll be promted to make a username and password for access to the console. Use something that you can easily remember. Go to the configuration page in your web browser (localhost:9999 by default).
Click the "Configure" button next to "Default Host On Port 80" in the hosts table. Then select "General" and change the Documents Path to the folder with your music in it. Click OK.
Then click on "Scripting Parameters". Make sure that "Enable Script Execution" is checked. On the "Interpreters" table, click "Add". For the "Interpreter" field, click "Browse" and find the file "php-cgi.exe". It is in the folder that you installed PHP5 ("C:PHPphp-cgi.exe", by default). Change the "Type" drop down menu to "PHP Style". Make sure that "Use the associated extensions to automatically update the Script Paths" is checked. At the "Associated Extensions" table, add "php" to the list (again, leaving out the quotes).
On the same page is a table called "Custom Environmental Variables". Click Add and enter these values:
If you didn't put your MP3s into folders, your page will look different, but it's not a big deal.
Using It With Your PSP
If you are in the same network as the computer that is running the server, all you need to do to access your RSS Feed is enter your local IP address into the PSP Web Browser. If you don't know your local IP address, do this:
Go to "Start > Run > CMD > ipconfig" and hit enter. It will say IP Address and then some numbers. In my case, it's 192.168.x.xx. It depends on what kind of router/access point you are using.
If you want to access your music library from outside of the network (over the internet), then you need to either use your IP that is provided by your ISP, or use a DNS service, such as no-ip.org, to bind a domain (yourdomain.no-ip.org) to your IP address. They have several subdomains to choose from, and the service is free.
xxwilxx to DCLXVI, Nope, this is how my folders are set up...
C: PSP Music Library (All my music, put in folders)
Also in the PSP Music Library folder is the index file, and all the other files included in the psp_rss zip file
so thats how my folders are set up, I'm running the latest version, 1.0p, running on the Abyss web server, running on XP home. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
justin11 said: "All i said was screw it, i mean just listen to an ipod instead of having to download a bunch of stuff and figuring out things.. if you know how to do it without trouble go ahead and have fun"
well why even post then? big help! get a life..."
You took the time to tell someone over the internet to get a life? ....Now who really needs a life?
justin11, we try to have a conversation here, bugger off.. if you don't like the app, go play with your 2 second pause ipod, which I btw have the same app for to genarate podcasts, but unfortunatly people like you made me not set it up for download... second off all I make a pretty good living by being on the net, and will never spent my free time (so called life) on it for one moment...
it's just that you don't understand the power of this app both for psp and ipod, it let's you use your complete pc's music library without ever having to worry about space (like the 2gb sandisk you have in your wish list) or organizing it.. if you add or remove tracks from folders, the channels automaticly update everytime you reconnect as they are not really xml files but one php file reading the specified folder. I also spent a lot of time on it and maybe more helpng people with their server (while this really isn't my problem) so maybe you understand your ignorent comment isn't really appriciated, specially at a point where someone is really trying to make it work and someone is trying to help.
now go bug some ipod forums (and tell me the links to them)
btw. I will release the ipod version, but haven't much time or one to try it on... that's all..
xxwilxx, I tried your xml code and changed the 'localhost' part for my local ip, the channels loads ok in my psp, shows the tracks but when I try to play them it just gives me the 404 error (file not found) which is good since I don't have it if I change it to localhost again, it gives me the 80431100 like you have.. So i think there is something wrong by how you call the server...
on line 42 there is a line: $thebase_url = "";
you can try to change this into:
$thebase_url = "http://youripaddress";
can you tell me a path display from the RSS channel on your psp? select a track in the RSS channel and press triangle and select information. you can pm me if you want, to keep your info hidden.
I just find it strange that you can reach the server from the psp browser but can't from the channel list... must be something simple... but then again abyss is a mystery to me, maybe someone here had the same and knows the solution right away?
Can't believe that.. I'm sure if you put a little time in it you can get it done.. it's really just a website you put on a server.
I found this: www.apachefriends.org I think this could make it quit easy. it installs Appache with php and mysql etc in one executable...
if I could make a standalone server I would, but I'm not a very experienced C programmer
remember if you are going to use it outside the house (like in a bar), to change it to your outside ip. Or copy the index.php to index2.php with the outside ip in it and call the index2.php page from outside. and when you do, remember to forward port 80 (or whatever port you assigned to the webserver) on your router from your outside ip to your pc ip. note: channels added inside can't be played outside and vice versa...
hey fellow rss users...so I'm having trouble with my RSS channel feeder..i also have th latest firmware which is 2.8 for my psp. and everytime I go on the RSS feeder on my psp, I get this :
Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(C:Documnts and Sttingsmy user name hereDesktopsessiondatasess_284a2ad2ab58fc9a2d59ce39d09fa0a, 0_RDWR) failed: No
such file or directory (2) in C:Documents and Settingsmy user name hereDesktopMiscpsp_rssindx.php on line 2
Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cookie - headers already
sent by (output startd at C:Documents and Settingsmy user name hereDesktopMiscpsp_rssindex.php:2) in
C:Documnts and Settings
my user name hereDesktopMiscpsp_rssindex.php on line 2
Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers
already sent (output started at C:Documnts and Settingsmy user name hereDesktopMiscpsp_rssindex.php:2) in
C:Documnts and Settings
my user name hereDesktopMiscpsp_rssindex.php on line 2
And it shows above the PHP RSS CHANNEL FEEDER FOR PSP 1.0 banner, but when i'm on my laptop, it doesn't show, please help me, I don't know whats wrong, thanks
lmafatta55, I'm not sure but I don't think the documents and settings folder is a good folder for a webserver, as it is a windows system folder it won't let you write files dynamicly (like php sessions).
How do I use apache with the RSS feeder? I got apache up and running and I extracted the RSS feeder to my music folder but I don't know what else to do. Please help? BTW great app.
aaronaja, put your musicfolder in the htdocs folder. or (unless your musicfolder is in my documents or some other windows folder) setup apache that your musicfolder is the webservers root. call the thing from your psp as yourip/yourmusicfolder or in the other case just your ip.
note: psp_rss 1 renames your files by default if spaces or illegal characters found, if you don't want psp_rss to rename your files and folders set the variables to 0 in top of index.php before you use it. Renaming does not change anything in the id3 info. if you set them to zero, some channels might not play.
the new version (2) will ask you if illegal characers are found and you can confirm or cancel which I find more userfriendly.
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