Dreamweaver CS3: FLV plays on HDD freezes on Apache 2.2.4

JanDW · #1 (**permalink**) 04-24-2007, 06:13 PM

Hi,

I've embedded a .flv file in a webpage using the designated function in Dreamweaver CS3. When I make dreamweaver preview it in my browser (file://) It works fine. However the same location is also accessible via apache 2.2.4 that I have running locally for testing.

So when i change it to http://localhost/somedir/ it accesses the same files as the preview did. At first everything seems normal, but it stops playing very quickly, and just hangs in the exact same spot.

Clicking the stop/play button again doesn't even restart it. I also tested with another file i downloaded from youtube, but the exact same problem occurred there. No error appears in the browser, as said it just freezes.

There is nothing to be seen in the apache errorlog either. I've tried putting 'video/x-flv flv' in mime.types and I've also tried putting a .htaccess file in the siteroot (where the flv and swf files are) containing:

AddType video/x-flv flv
AddType application/x-shockwave-flash swf

And then restarted apache, all to no avail. Please take into account that I am not very experienced
in configuring apache.

JanDW · #2 (**permalink**) 05-05-2007, 12:16 PM

Anyone? There must be someone!

Calius · #3 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 09:22 PM

What browser are you using? If not in IE 7 then try it there or any other IE browser.

Orion · #4 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 09:24 PM

I don't understand why you would want to access the file via localhost/somedir?

if it works the other route it's the better way to do it anyway, isn't it?

JohneeMac · #5 (**permalink**) 05-08-2007, 04:46 AM

Iv had similar problems in the past with file types / paths.

I gave up in the end, as long as it works on a live site, that is surely the main thing?

Sorry i couldn't be of more help.

JanDW · #6 (**permalink**) 05-17-2007, 03:40 AM

Well thanks for the reaction. the reason i wanted to test it via localhost is because, of course, other people can access it as wel, via my public IP.
The idea was that people for whom i'm creating websites can see it 'realtime'. That's why. Anyhow, i created a work platform on a new partition and installed everything anew and it works well now, i guess i'll do the messing around in the old partition from now on ;-)