Bits of Wisdom

Longtail is one of the best flv players out there, but it has some shortcommings:

Missing callback function closeplayer

Internt Explorer has currently problems with IE 8 (IE 6 confirmed). This results from a missing callback function. Solution in wordpress enviroment:

<span id="flashholder">
<span id="mplayer">
<!-- here's your standard flash link, the rest does the magic -->
</span>
</span>

<script>

function closeplayer() {
document.getElementById(‘flashholder’).removeChild(document.getElementById(‘myplayer’));
}

window.onbeforeunload=’closeplayer()’

</script>

Found at longtail support forums

Accessing XML playlists over SSL may cause problems

Restrictive session settings cause IE to keep flash from accessing the downloaded xml file myextractXML.php.

Bad HTTP headers:

Expires: Thu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
Cache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0
Pragma: no-cache


Good HTTP Headers

Expires: Thu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
Cache-Control: private, max-age=-1 pre-check=-1
Pragma: public

You can experiment with php.ini configs
session.cache_limiter = private
session.cache_expire

But you’ll experience IE 6 chaching problems (IE 6 must die).

Best to set the headers correctly in the files you deliver. In wordtube it’s myextractXML.php