Re: Mac OSX 10.2 not responding to mod_mp3?

For anyone interested,  The stupid reason I was looking for was that my 
mp3 file folder did not have execute permissions set for users other 
than myself.


On Friday, October 18, 2002, at 10:16 AM, todd shifflett wrote:

> Please help if you can.  I've devoted so much time trying to solve 
> this now that I'm convinced my problem must be a simple typo, me 
> forgetting to turn on the computer or other some other equally stupid 
> and human foible.
>
> I have gone so far as to cut and paste setups from other mod_mp3 users 
> claiming to have success to no avail.  I'm beginning to believe that 
> mod_mp3 is a grand conspiracy on the part of the open source community 
> to keep me stuck in my chair with clumps of hair between my knuckles.  
> I really must solve this by this weekend so that I can get on with my 
> life.
>
> The Situation:
>
>         Machine: Old beige G3 PowerPC [Mac] (I've tried on my G4 also 
> with no more success)
>              OS: 10.2.1
>  Apache version: 1.3.26
> mod_mp3 version: 0.39
> Dev tools: apple development tools from July 2002 (I have tried using
>            the update from August also but then erased the computer to
>            start over and have not yet upgraded)
>
>
> I've followed the installation instructions and everything compiles 
> and installs flawlessly.  When I restart apache it comes up right 
> away, meaning that it does not seam to recognize the list or directory 
> of mp3 files.  When I try and access the location my mp3 player 
> (itunes) comes up recognizing the m3u format.  All seems to be well, 
> however no songs show up.
>
> Once, in frustration, after typing "apachectl restart" several times 
> in a row, there was a delay in the startup time while mod_mp3 located 
> all the songs.  I went to the player and this time it worked!  Great, 
> I don't know why, but I'm not one to question.  I then tried to swap 
> out the "short playlist" with the "full playlist" and restart.  This 
> time nothing.  I switched back to the "short playlist", still nothing. 
>  It seemed to be a very brief moment of success which I cannot 
> recreate.
>
> Is there a debug process for mod_mp3?  Has anyone had this sort of 
> trouble and can point me in the direction of a solution?
>
> I have tried both <VirtualHost> and <Location> directives with equal 
> results.  The problem does not seem to be with actually accessing the 
> location but rather loading the playlist/mp3 files on startup of 
> apache.
>
> I have tried these permutations:
> 	MP3 /musicFolder
> 	MP3 /MusicFolder/
> 	MP3 /MusicFolder/*
> 	MP3 "/musicFolder"
> 	MP3 "/MusicFolder/"
> 	MP3 "/MusicFolder/*"
> 	MP3Playlist /playlist [... see above]
>
> I must be missing something.
>
> Thank you for listening
> -todd
>
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