How to install ffmpeg PHP extension on Windows?

[sumaiya]

Iam totally confused about the working ffmpeg.I tried many times to use that dll in my php project.If u can please help me.

First I extaracted the dll from http://sourceforge.net/project/downl...e_mirror=jaist .

I got the latest ffmpeg dll.Iam using PHP5 .My operating system is windows.Is that ffmpeg dll works only with linux.

after unzipping (ffmpeg_new) i found these files :

In common folder

1) avcodec.dll
2) avformat.dll

In php5 folder

1) php_ffmpeg_2005 0618_nogif.dll
6) php_ffmpeg.dll


i followed and copied the avcodec.dll and
avformat.dll files to system32 folder.and i copied ffmpeg file into php5\ext folder.Then i added tha extension php_ffmpeg in ini file extension.And restarted Apche server.

But when iam using that dll it gives an error by sying that ffmpeg dll was not loaded.

Please clear me i dont understand this ffmpeg how to work it out.What is the next step...

Please let me know where i'm doing wrong to work it out.

[vskarthik]

Hi,

You check the php\ext paste
libavcodec.dll
And in php ini file add
extension=php_f fmpeg.dll
Ensure that no semicolon(;) in front of extension.
and Add dll file in system32.

Its simple to work , if u install FFMPEG.

i think this info is useful 4u..

bye..

[LepaKCrewZ]

Hi, I've a big headache installing ffmpeg. I've tried to install it to be used with apache 2.2 and php 5.2.5 on windows xp. I've put the php-ffmpeg.dll and pThreadGC2.dll in php/ext folder. I've copied avxxx.dll to windows/system32 folder as well. The problem is, it is not working, Can some one help me? Thanks.

[pbmods]

Heya, Lepak.

You need to add the appropriate entry to your php.ini file. See two posts ago.

[pranoy]

Facing problem installing FFMPEG on Windows.

HI,

I am also facing this problem. I have XAMPP runing on Windows system and i have php 5.0 installed and GD library too.

I have got the ffmpeg_new.rar from a weblink (http://sourceforge.net/project/downl...e_mirror=jaist ) got from this thread. And i have also the same content in that folder.

In common folder

1) avcodec.dll
2) avformat.dll

In php5 folder

1) php_ffmpeg_2005 0618_nogif.dll
6) php_ffmpeg.dll

i followed and copied the avcodec.dll and
avformat.dll files to system32 folder.and i copied ffmpeg file into php\ext folder.Then i added tha extension = php_ffmpeg in php.ini file extension. And restarted XAMPP services.

I also tried keeping this php code in a file under this folder : ../xampp/htdocs/myprojectdir/ffmpeg/test.php

$extension = "ffmpeg";
$extension_sona me = $extension . "." . PHP_SHLIB_SUFFI X;
$extension_full name = PHP_EXTENSION_D IR . "/" . $extension_sona me;

# // load extension
if(!extension_l oaded($extensio n)) {
dl($extension_s oname) or die("Can't load extension $extension_full name\n");
}


When i run this page from the Browser i got this warning:

Warning: dl() [function.dl]: Not supported in multithreaded Web servers - use extension=ffmpe g.dll in your php.ini in D:\xampp\htdocs \myband\ffmpeg\ ffmpeg.php on line 9
Can't load extension C:\php5/ffmpeg.dll

Any help/suggestion is greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
pranoy

[cabalsdemon]

look for the same php version as this php_ffmpeg_2005 0618

php version 20050618 = php_ffmpeg_2005 0618 it should be php 4.4
and you should be good

its easier with linux cause you can use the php ffmpeg source and build it

[cabalsdemon]

http://groups.google.com/group/ffmpeg-php-windows/browse_thread/thread/0aa448a135141d2d

with xamp version 1.6.5

download php_ffmpeg all
follow directions in this tut should work
also grab a ffmpeg for windows and place em in a folder but tell php where they are when you exec() it