I know this is a long shot, but FFmpeg

halfpint · #1 08-08-2007, 05:15 PM

I know this is a request that cant be fullfilled but i had to try, It would be nice to have the option to install ffmpeg on the shared hosting, as i have another website which i would like to transfer to Hostgator but cant because it uses ffmpeg, and cant afford a dedicated server, as the sevices, speed and uptime of Hostgator has been so good, it would be nice to have both of my website on here...

Regards

Sam · #2 08-08-2007, 05:17 PM

Have you asked support nicely to install it?

halfpint · #3 08-08-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by _Sam_

Have you asked support nicely to install it?

I have spoken to somebody on livechat but they said I would need to be on dedicated hosting

Regards

Sam · #4 08-08-2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

I have spoken to somebody on livechat but they said I would need to be on dedicated hosting

Dont ask live chat, submit a ticket so a system admin will look at it

halfpint · #5 08-08-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by _Sam_

Dont ask live chat, submit a ticket so a system admin will look at it

Ok thanks for that i will give it a try

Regards

gtgeorge · #6 08-08-2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

Ok thanks for that i will give it a try

Regards

Good luck, I tried when we were on a reseller and is was the one request they said used too many resources. After going dedicated I installed it, but had to jump through hoops to do it.

esl · #7 08-08-2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by halfpint

Ok thanks for that i will give it a try

Regards

It is worth a try.

***GatorDavid*** · #8 08-08-2007, 09:24 PM

Hi!

The only reason behind FFmpeg not being installed on shared servers is that it is so resource intensive in the fact that it is commonly used for social video sites. This enables multiple users to all encode videos at the same time- which will create a pretty unpleasant experience not only for your users, but for the other people on the shared server. We'd love to install this on a shared server, however we have to think about the other people who are sharing the server with you!

raidensnake · #9 09-10-2007, 04:11 AM

ffmpeg is a video codec... why not use wmv instead?

gtgeorge · #10 09-10-2007, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by raidensnake

ffmpeg is a video codec... why not use wmv instead?

ffmpeg is used by a few php based programs, one of which is Gallery2 which works nicely. I set it up on our server for a couple users who are very happy with it. The better question is why would anyone use wmv? Is that you Bill?