[ Audio / Visual ] - VB Mega Jukebox - Now with permissions to save bandwith

I want to thank everyone who has supported the original release of this hack and for all the suggestions to make this hack even better
I have spent days on adding all these new features and would like to thank the people who have assisted me to get some of these function to work.

Its back after a long time

This hack will add a whole new dimention to your forums with a Jukebox

3 file edit
1 template edit
1 new db table
1 db table alteration

This hack uses and includes a copy of the [HIS] Hack Installer System (Build 3)
released by Link14716 and can be found here --> https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=71542
My thanks to Link for his one on one time in building the install files for the VB Jukebox

General Features

* The ability to play audio and movie formats - The script will detect both .mpg or .mpeg files and open the media player. If an audio format is played then the media player will stay invisable.

Admin Features

* Upload songs from your browser.
* Unlimited genres.
* Manual data entery for when the uploader fails or for large files.
* At a click will automaticly generate a new thread announcing a song in the jukebox.

* Usergroup permissions for:
--> 1) Who can listen to songs.
--> 2) Who can upload songs.
--> 3) Who can rate songs.

Front End Features

*Members can upload songs, these songs are not available in the jukebox until admin aproval (optional email notification available).
* Callapsable genres (only displays genres that have active songs in them).
* Members can rate songs.

Future Possible Functions

* members favs, this will allow members to add songs to their own favs list and if i can work it out i will try to make it so they can play their favs from start to finish.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOTE SONG HOSTING

OPTION 1

In the admin options where it asks for the folder name enter the full path to the where the songs are stored eg "www.something.com/music folder" NO backslash after.
The Downside to this is that your members canrt upload or add songs to the jukebox and movie files will not work.

OPTION 2
In vb_jukebox.php find each instance of

PHP Code:

$playsong = "$vboptions[jb_media_folder]/$playthisong 


replace with

PHP Code:

$playsong = "$playthisong" 


Then enter the full url into the song file field for each song.

A Tutorial for manual install can be found here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=76050

Please Click install

This hack will always be free however you can donate to paypal@petnshow.com

Jukebox Feedback Please
I would love to hear some feeback from your members there is a feedback thread here https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=76124

Update
Fix Template and missing image

Update 2.1
includes whos online code by Murphinator, i have changed the varname of the phrase to conform with the perfix
also includes instructions for adding admin to the modcp

Update 2.2
Just a file edit here that will stop the media player desplaying a long narrow strip .. just upload the new vb_jukebox.php file

Update 2.3
Major bug fix ... negative song count for songs
just upload the new vb_jukebox.php file

[The Realist]

Just upgraded to the new version and I can upload the songs ok but none show up in the jukebox on the forum?

Also the rate etc links dont work.

Laters

[spence2]

trafix, thanks for the hack!

Two questions that may seem dumb, but I don't mind that:

Does this hack use vB attachments in any way?

Are there players involved in playing either the music or the video? Like Real Player or Windows media?

Thanks. Just trying to understand the layout of this before installing.

[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Just upgraded to the new version and I can upload the songs ok but none show up in the jukebox on the forum?

Also the rate etc links dont work.

Laters

the songs must be approved and posted by the admin, I am not sure if there is an option to "auto approve" but it seems to me that there is...

edit: there doesn't seem to be that option, but maybe trafix can add it to the wish list (the top of my wish list is the "submit URL only" feature I requested).

Boy we are sure keeping him busy ... thanks trafix for all of the hard work!

[lanc3lot]

A quick question, just before install...

How legit is this? I mean, can the user download the songs right? This is bad i think

Apart from that, excellent hack

[trafix]

Ok im awake after a sleep to answer your q's

@ Deviant

The whole install seems to have gone on perfectly but I don't see any block on the left..

this is what I see in the forum windows..

is there supposed to be a line like that ?

No .... did you have the previous version installed? ... if yes clear your chache, i had the same problem when i upgraded a clients site.

@ quachvu

how to rate the song? i dont see the link to do that, by the way, music box cant display correctly, how can i fix it? http://www.vietphim.com/forum/vb_jukebox.php?

Click on the rating stars

i receive a email informing a new upload of file, but in Subject of email there is the following message : "Could not find phrase 'jb_emailadmin'."

please search for 'jb_emailadmin' in your phrase manager there should be 2 of them, 1 in the email body and the other in the email subject phrase groups

@ yoyoyoyo

can you add an option in the next version to not allow uploads, but only allow submission of a valid URL to the jukebox? I have none of the songs actually on my server - I just enter valid mp3 and midi links and it plays them just fine. I do not want to fill up the server with songs (or use my bandwidth doing so) so a URL only submit option would be excellent!! (and also may be even more "legal" than serving them yourself)

yes the installer will run as an upgrade and will install fine, i tested that in a client site and all worked well, as for the url link ... i will look at it in the next version

@ The Realist

Just upgraded to the new version and I can upload the songs ok but none show up in the jukebox on the forum?

Also the rate etc links dont work.

Yes all songs uploaded from the user end by default are not active ... i added this cos i wanna know what ppl are lostening to ... in the admin track list you can preview a song by clicking on its title. .... there is NO auto aprove here cos i dont think its safe

@ spence2

Two questions that may seem dumb, but I don't mind that:

Does this hack use vB attachments in any way?

Are there players involved in playing either the music or the video? Like Real Player or Windows media?

1) NO it dosnt use the attachment system at all, because we are using media files i dont think the sql database could handle it so all media is uploaded to a folder in your forums root folder

2) The jukebox uses embeded tag and by defult the windows media player is used to play the media


@lanc3lot

A quick question, just before install...

How legit is this? I mean, can the user download the songs right? This is bad i think

Apart from that, excellent hack

Its up to your own descression here .... all midi files are fine to use in your jukebox
Original material that has not been released is also fine as long as you get permission from the artist ... IE ... the next door neighbour who plays piano before you upload it

@ all

Ist great to see all these replies, dont forget to click install ... i would love to see this one on next months HOTM

trafix

[The Realist]

How do you pre approve tunes in the new version?

They work by clicking the title in admin, but dont work via the forum.

Laters

Also

how can a user upload from there end?

[trafix]

Originally Posted by The Realist

How do you pre approve tunes in the new version?

They work by clicking the title in admin, but dont work via the forum.

Laters

Also

how can a user upload from there end?

in the admin song list ... click on "Edit" and there you can apporve a song

For users to upload songs you must set the usergroup permissions by going to the admin area ... expand the usergroup menu select the usergroup manager. From there edit each usergroup for what pernissions you want them to have.

Enjoy!

[trafix]

Originally Posted by lanc3lot

A quick question, just before install...

How legit is this? I mean, can the user download the songs right? This is bad i think

Apart from that, excellent hack

Sorry i miss read the second part of your post

If you dont want your members to upload songs ... set the permission accordingly, this will make it so that songs can only be uploaded in the admin area.

With that being said .... all songs uploaded by your members WILL NOT be added to the jukebox playlist until you activate it, you can listen to songs in the admin area just by clicking on the songs title

[givemeplain]

Hey,
I love this mod! It looks like it is very good! I got it installed and everything, but when I FTP a song to my music folder and then try to add it through the admin cp it says "This song file already exists". How else can I FTP the song and then add it to the playlist?

Thanks.

[trafix]

Originally Posted by givemeplain

Hey,
I love this mod! It looks like it is very good! I got it installed and everything, but when I FTP a song to my music folder and then try to add it through the admin cp it says "This song file already exists". How else can I FTP the song and then add it to the playlist?

Thanks.

if you decide to upload the song with your FTP client then you have to manually enter the data into the db ... at the top of the "Add" page in the admin area there is a link that says "Change to manual data entry"

and enter as normal