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.
northwst, you know I wasn't aiming at you with that, the people who mail me with their crap know what I mean...
I wasn't begging for donations, I was only pointing out the appriciation...
I got only 3 or two mail from people who nice it is, but read a lot of forums with a lot of happy users.. but tons of mail from people that give me crap, like they don't even run a server, and ask how can I take the xml from the php??
if I take the time and try to mail them back an explanation and offer to help, it get bounched, people can't even write their own emailaddress and I am suppost to help them...??? or they don't reply at all... they probably overlooked their own error, got it to work but why take the time to mail me back? I do.. and believe me I'm a busy person...
no no, no need for excuse, your support, appriciation (or however you write that, sorry I'm dutch) and fixing this forums fault is worth a lot more to me then any donation, dude..! I only put the donation button up because people who did respond good, adviced me to do that...
I wish I was a c programmer and could make this a standalone so it was easy for everyone to use, but hey I never said it was! Standalone servers for their part often don't work in combination with installed servers...
php_rss is basicly for people who already run servers or wish to go to the little but all so well documented task of installing and configuring a server with PHP with libraries. Like the phpbb bullitinboard you can download and is used everywhere...
I could translate it to asp, so it is easier to use in iis (no installation of php) but I really don't feel like it right now
also then the image resize won't work without installing components.. so there you are again...
BTW there will be a standalone app released soon, link for 2.6. it does exacly the same as my script but then a standalone!
(probably gave m the idea of dynamic feeds) it costs about 29 dollars to download
useless for us, espacially with flash coming up (flash 6 streams the mp3 from the flashplayer itself by choice!)
thanx again for your support!
btw2 this would be a legal moment to show us your website, no?
so, what is your website?
I would reallly love to have music to stream from my pc, but im so confused on what to do, even with these steps. just to much to handle for me i guess..
Yeah thanks DCLXVI, My website is here link I do have a stream going for members only, and at the request I can give people access to the whole library about 50 GB now, All for free but it would be nice if people click the "adsense" every now and then, It is a CMS system called E107 it seems to work pretty good, just a learning curve involved. but I guess with everything you try there is.
Yeah really looking forward to the new firmware so I can start streaming video, I have the entire season of Family Guy and a bunch of random video's I would like to share.
Justin11 It is not as hard as you might think....or maybe it is... there is alot to learn but if you really want it you can get it going...Nothing is ever easy when its worth it. You can get support here, just not every step along the way, some you must learn. I tried helping a guy and all he wanted was a step by step and there is no "real" step by step, he just wanted it done for him, but did'nt tell me any important info. that I needed to help him correctly, because he did not know what to ask.
This is just a good guideline to getting everything working...the rest is kinda up to you. Good luck.
on a different subject I am currently looking into getting my website PSP friendly, right now it does'nt resize correctly for the PSP browser so it looks like crap on the PSP but you can get the RSS streams ok.
Hey guyz, i took ALL the information from this and i put it all together in one EASY TO FOLLOW tutorial that i made for people who are still having trouble, it took me a little over 4 days to figure out what was wrong because the information i needed was ALL OVER THE PLACE, and had to search high and low , flipping back between 5 pages. the tutorial is called "Running PSP RSS with Abyss TUTORIAL" i have uploaded it to yousendit.com, the link to my tutorial is:
Hey DEJAYQ, good try on the tutorial, you can use an internet ip like this 67.171.217.171 or sign up for a domain name at no-ip.org so you can access your streams from anywhere it's free. I know you where just trying to make it easier on some people but there are a lot of unsaid things such as if your router is blocking port 80 or not or even your ISP if you use it over the internet. That is what I was talking about when I said there is no "real" step by step. This will probably work if all you are doing is streaming locally and no issues with your router. so I say good job.
On another note if you use Crimson Editor link you dont have to count your lines it can edit php and several other script types normally with color coding. Just something to help you out.
I will be putting your tutorial on my site as a download also. Good job getting most of the info in one place.
DEJAYQ, PLEASE REMOVE MY PROGRAM ZIP AND index.php FILE FROM YOUR DOWNLOAD!
I'm sure you ment well but there are limits you know...
I totally not supporting this tutorial, you haven't been reading anything I've been writing like:
Also, these headers are already in the script, but before error checking, but you guys just won't look..
look on line 258 in the script, and add your extra code there! then it will probably work.
But you can't set the buffer length here. But I'm still not sure you need that.
Also the "filename=temp_file.xml" can be taken out, it is not used by the script when parsed as "inline"
so by my part you guys only have to add the prebuffering and bufferlenght header...
BUT NOBODY HAS TAKEN THE TROUBLE OF TRYING THIS AND JUST KEEP PUBLISHING MY PROG WITH ALTERED DOUBLE AND WRONG CODE!!!!
Besides it prevents people from downloading the latest versions, wich may have some correct code for you abyss people to use without your tutorial..
Yo DCLXVI, my bad bro, i never ment to cause any inconviences. i was just tryin to help people out.
I guess this is what i get for trying to help...
northwst, THANKS ALOT for your your support, you don't know how much i appreciate it, but please remove my tutorial from your site, i don't want to cause any more trouble.
hey don't turn things arround DJAYQ, I take the time to sort things out and you don't even read it, so don't say this is what you get, this is what I get! end of discussion...
just leave your tut as your want, just take out my files point out a link, ok?
anyone tried 1.0p on abyss without the change????
THIS is what I mean dude, I'm trying to fix it the RIGHT way and you are confusing peolple again and keep them from testing it understand? read forumtopics before you post or go over the trouble to make a tut..
OK Awesome DCLXVI it works perfect with abyss now....I have removed the tut from the downloads, Also I have change my Tutorial on my website to go directly to your site to get 1.0p.... link Great job....
BestofWest, I would go to Aprillium's website for support with there server.... or at least give us more info on what you are talking about.
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, i tried...just tryin to help some people out.