Chatroom not working

Keeps saying "LOADING" and then "CONNECTING. It was working fine, now it isnt. Just installed a few hous ago. Also, how on earth are you suppose to PROCESS a video. I can upload a quik clip for a test but no way to process it. Music isnt showing up after i upload it either. All that jargon with that RMS server talk is something i just cannot comprehend

It looks like you have RMS enabled for your site. Have you actually installed the media server?

Dolphin requires a cron job to work properly. You were asked to set one up during installation. It should look something like this:

cd /path/to/dolphin/periodic/; /path/to/php -q cron.php

You should set the cron job to run every second. If you are receiving any errors, either from the cron daemon (which are sent to your email) or on the site, you should post them here.

i know it asked me something about those cron job things but have no idea what it or they are. Can i still access that, also, can i still access the media server cause i dont think i installed it, not sure how if it didnt ask me to

You can setup cron jobs from your control panel (probably cPanel). If you're confused, you can ask your hosting provider.

The media server is separate from Dolphin, and requires its own installation. It requires either a VPS or dedicated server, and Java. If you meet those requirements, you can install it. Here's the documentation:

http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/RayMediaServerInstallation

well, i know i am not on a dedicated server. (Lunar pages) is who we host with. cant afford to do that Always a catch somewhere in software. Not sure why i need that media server though, ive had 2 other progs that used music playlist and videos, etc and converted them to .flv. Not sure why this cant do it.

It's only needed for audio/video communication and recording media directly onto the site (such as video comments). You don't need it for uploading video (which requires a cron job)

You should uncheck the RMS option from Administration > Modules > Flash Apps > Settings.

ok well unchecking the box for the server made te chatroom work again. Do i need to run setup again to config the cronjob for the media uploads? I have cronjobs in my cpanel but looks to be for email and nothing to do with the media. Is there a certain page that i can edit using something like dreamweaver to manually setup?

Dolphin requires only the cron job I wrote about earlier. You'll find all the necessary information (paths, etc.) in the /inc/header.inc.php file. You should be able to add it manually and everything should work. If your media uploads reached their processing limit (which means they gave up after failing to process a certain number of times), you'll have to try uploading them again.

I see nothing from what you wrote above...

$video_ext                 = 'avi';
$MOGRIFY                   = "/usr/local/bin/mogrify";
$CONVERT                   = "/usr/local/bin/convert";
$COMPOSITE                 = "/usr/local/bin/composite";
$PHPBIN                    = "/usr/local/bin/php";

You'll find the actual path information at the top of the file, and you've already found the path for PHP (/usr/local/bin/php). I also recommend you be careful about posting information from /inc/header.inc.php. Your database information is also stored in that file.

guess i will have to run install again cause i see nothing like what you have posted

hmm, i am able to upload music and video. I can listen to the music, it also shows my video being there. It just says, "VIDEO IS BEING PROCESSED" when i try to play it. Then i look in my albums and it says...

You have 1 Not processed video(s) in this album.  Its a simple countdown.avi clock video.

Do the videos need the FFMPEG mod to convert?

Still having probs with this. Has anyone had the same issues?

Dolphin includes its own ffmpeg binary, which must be able to execute. You also need the cron job setup.

/inc/header.inc.php:

$dir['root']

$PHPBIN

Those include the necessary path information for setting up the cron job. For example:

$dir['root'] = '/home/foobar/dolphin/';

$PHPBIN = '/usr/bin/php';

You would take this information to create:

cd /home/foobar/dolphin/periodic/; /usr/bin/php -q cron.php

ok so then would i go to CPANEL/ADVANCED/CRONJOBS and put that code into the COMMAND line? or shall i run install again and put that code into it when it tells me to or where is it suppose to go?

To be honest, i just put that code into the COMMAND line and same thing.

You need to use the path information from your own installation. If you setup the cron job and nothing's processing (after uploading a new video), you should check the email associated with your cron job for any error reports.

Notice: I said for the cron job to run every second. I meant to say every minute. I don't know how that slipped past me for so long, so I'm correcting it now.

I blame deano.

I ran into Chat crashing repeatedly b/c the RMS crashes regularly. Evidently not an uncommon occurrence. I "fixed" it (if you can call it that) by having my host set it up so that the RMS restarts itself if it crashes.

It still crashes constantly, but only noticeable if it crashes when people are in chat.