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1. bronfer4
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I am in the process of building of a site using wordpress. I added the podpress plug-in and am having some trouble with it, and was curious if someone out there could help.

   Not too sure if podpress has a size restriction or not, but I uploaded a 64mb mp3 file into my server. When I link directly into a post, when you click the link (that directs it to the file in my server), it takes me to a 404 error page. When I use the podpress plugin, I direct it the proper file/name in my server but it never loads up.

   Could this be a size issue, as I know this is a rather large file, or could it be something else I am not aware of?

   Any help would be appreciated.

2. Soldats
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   I'm having the same issue with a 8mb file.

   problems I'm facing with podpress are:
   1)Under the podpress general settings:
   Directory Not Valid or Not Accessible
   Suggested: C:\xampplite\htdocs\wordpress//wp-content/uploads (Auto Detection Failed.)

   2)when writing a post and inclouding the file, under the podcasting menu, there's a SHOW button for the Tag (ID3) Info:

   error messege is:

   Warning: parse_url(/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/podpress/podpress_backend.php?action=showID3Contents&filename=http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/111.mp3&keynum=0) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse URL in C:\xampplite\htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\plugins\podpress\podpress.php on line 151

3. aherring
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Had the same trouble, but did some searching around on the Podpress Wiki and found this.

   http://podcasterswiki.com/index.php?title=PodPress_FAQ#Why_does_my_audio_sound_like_Donald_Duck.2Fchipmunks.3F

   Basically, it says:

   Why does my audio sound like Donald Duck/chipmunks?

   The Macromedia Flash player has a problem playing files that are encoded at a rate that is not a multiple of 11.025 kHz. This effect is sometimes called the “chipmunk” effect: the file is played at double speed. To avoid this, encode MP3’s at 11.025 kHz 22.050 kHz or 44.100 kHz.

   Hope it helps.

   cheerz

4. aherring
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   RE: Xammpp

   Since the Podpress plugin is designed to work on a webserver, not a local file system, it is probably getting confused with the 2.

   Try manually entering the physical path to your /uploads/ dir on your HD. Probably something like this:

   C:\xampplite\htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\uploads\

   Although Xampp and Xampplite are great tools, they do lack something you'll find on a 'real' server. For example, if you are using permalinks like this:

   http://www.mykewlsite.com/mypage/

   then the Xampp default install won't recognize that as a page, it sees it as a path to a folder!

   You have to use MODrewrite to modify your apache install. I know that's not directly relevant to Podpress, but it IS an example of the weakness of Xampp as it realtes to WordPress. Know what I mean, jelly bean?

   cheerz

5. pjgauthier
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I had the same problem 'Directory Not Valid or Not Accessible ' using wp 2.5.1 and podpress 8.8.

   Here's the fix...

   1. Make sure your wp-content folder has the permission 755 and your mp3 files are set to 655.

   2. Create a php.ini file and place it in your root directory. The php.ini file should contain the following:
   memory_limit = 50M
   post_max_size = 20M
   file_uploads = On
   upload_max_filesize = 192M

   3. Visit http://mdobrev.us.hive-net.net/podpress and download the podpress_admin_class.php.zip file. Unzip it and replace the podpress_admin_class.php file in your /wp-content/plugins/podpress folder.

   That's it...a warm thank you to MC Lueppers and Dan in the Mightyseek.com forum for the php file rewrite.

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