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
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 âchipmunkâ effect: the file is played at double speed. To avoid this, encode MP3âs at 11.025 kHz 22.050 kHz or 44.100 kHz.
Hope it helps.
cheerz
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
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.
