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    Default Streaming videos

    Hi again,

    I have searched through the forum but as yet there appears to be no actual answers on video streaming for zen cart.

    Essentially, I would like users to be able to make their purchase and then view the video - not as a download (I have figured that one out).

    I have SWF player etc and tried to create a html page with the link to the test movie but it doesnt work when I come to the download/view button.

    Does any one have any ideas? Has anyone actually managed to get zen cart streaming videos upon a purchase?

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Streaming videos

    What you are describing is not a default delivery method in ZenCart.
    Also, many hosts have sanctions against Bittorrent, multicast, streaming etc and may not be allowed in a shared environment.

    This will have to be custom written and the method would have to be determined pre-hand
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    Default Re: Streaming videos

    Thanks for your reply. I already have a virtual dedicated server (VPS) and my host ( www.hostv.com ) are fine with streaming etc. So I guess that the code to allow streaming video will have to be written and then placed into the zencart script?

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    Default Re: Streaming videos

    I already have a virtual dedicated server (VPS) and my host ( www.hostv.com ) are fine with streaming etc.
    A VPS will most likely not be enough horsepower as most setup a dedicated streaming server seperate from their eCommerce or other server.

    So I guess that the code to allow streaming video will have to be written and then placed into the zencart script?
    Or be a redirect like maybe a "token" system for security
    and the token would be from inside of ZenCart
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    Default Re: Streaming videos

    A redirect is better as I already have a tube site up on the same server. I really wanted users to purchase videos and then view them. But I might have to look at the download option for now then

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    Default Re: Streaming videos

    https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=292

    One would have to customize a bit so as to not download but "run" the show script
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    Default Re: Streaming videos

    Ah! I thought I was going insane. I swore I saw a place to redirect haha. Thanks for that. I will give it a crack tomorrow. I just managed to figure out how to do downloads today.

    thanks again

 

 

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