This function used to add links admin area. When you create or develop a plugin you must point links to access or configure plugin pages, in order to make it easier we have created system, an easy system so you can write files dedicated to admin area only. Please read Add Plugin Pages For Admin Area.

Usage

function add_admin_menu($header=’Tool Box’,$name,$link,$plug_folder=false,$is_player_file=false)

Uses

• ClipBucket->AdminMenu

Overview

To create menu in admin area, we will simply pass links to an array $Cbucket->AdminMenu and then we create a loop in admin area html files to render the links accordingly, there are too many functions involved and we will try to document them all one by one

Example

this code

<?php
add_admin_menu("Audio","Audio Configuration",'audio_configurations.php','cb_audio/back_end/');
add_admin_menu("Audio","Audio Manager",'audio_manager.php','cb_audio/back_end/');
add_admin_menu("Audio","Manage Categories",'audio_categories.php','cb_audio/back_end/');
add_admin_menu("Audio","Flagged Audios",'flagged_audios.php','cb_audio/back_end/');
add_admin_menu("Audio","Inactive Audios",'audio_manager.php&search=search&active=no','cb_audio/back_end/');
?>

will generate something like this

Final view of admin menu

This function is used to get thumbnails of a video.

This function will get all video thumbnails and list them in array, you can single thumbnail using incremental number or all thumbnails in an array or just count how many thumbnails are available. This function has few limitations that we will try to cover in upcoming updates.

Usage

get_thumb($vdetails,$num=’default’,$multi=false,$count=false,$return_full_path=true,$return_big=true,$size=Null);

Uses

• default_thumb();
• MyQuery->get_video_details();

paramater marked with * is required

Examples

<?php

	//set your videoid, it can also bevideokey
	$vid = 1236;
	$vdetails = get_video_details($vid);
	$default_thumb = get_thumb($vdetails);
	$second_thumb = get_thumb($vdetails,2);
	$all_thumbs = get_thumb($vdetails,NULL,true);
	$count_thumbs = get_thumb($vdetails,NULL,false,true);

	echo '<pre>';
	var_dump($default_thumb);
	var_dump($second_thumb);
	var_dump($all_thumbs);
	var_dump($count_thumbs);
	echo '</pre>';
?&gt

download attached file, it has files ending .ffpreset, upload them in following directories
- /usr/share/ffmpeg
- /usr/local/share/ffmpeg

once these files are uploaded, try video conversion using ‘Youtube like’ preset in ‘Uploading and conversion’ settings, it should go smoothly.

http://forums.clip-bucket.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1418&d=1307348260

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Fist open ./includes/common.php

and find this code

	$wwwcheck = preg_match('/:\/\/www\./',$baseurl,$matches);
	if(count($matches)>0)
	{
		$baseurl = preg_replace('/:\/\/www\./','://',$baseurl);
	}

replace with

	/*$wwwcheck = preg_match('/:\/\/www\./',$baseurl,$matches);
	if(count($matches)>0)
	{
		$baseurl = preg_replace('/:\/\/www\./','://',$baseurl);
	}*/

Now clipbucket wont remove www from your baseurl.

you may have to add www. from database, if you are using phpMyAdmin , simply goto cb_configs table and edit row with name ‘baseurl’ and add www. accordingly

C = Conversion Server
U = Uploading Server
S = Streaming Server
A = Application Server

Note : Every Model has same application server so i will not explain how application server works.

Available Models

A → UCS ( In this model, additional server is used for uploading, conversion and also for streaming)

* Files Directly uploaded to UCS
* USC then convert the files, multiple files can be converted at same time and it can be changed.
* UCS , if configured properly, will also produce HQ/HD video and mobile video
* Once conversion is completed, it sends back conversion status back to A server which verifies the details and update video details for streaming.

We are working on more models
A → U → CS (in this model, files will be uploaded to U , it will then transfer files to CS server after verifying its status, then CS will convert and stream videos)
A → US → C → US (In this model , files will be uploaded to US server, which will forward files to C server , after conversion it will send back video files to US server for streaming)
A → U → C → S (In this model, files will be uploaded to U server, which will forward it to C server, which forward it to S server, S server can be CDN )

Requirements

* FFMPEG with libx264 – Read this blog for how to setup proper ffmpeg
* Flvtool2 or Flvtool++ (we recommend flvtool++)
* Mplayer (optional but we recommend it for thumb generation)
* MP4Box (required for Mp4 hq and hd videos)
* PHP 5.2 or greator with CLI and CURL support
* PHPShield (ixed loaders)

Multi Server Setup Guide

* First you need to download multiserver package from your client area and obtain a valid license.
* Extract Zip and you will have to folders “application server” and “conversion server”

important note : You Don’t Have To Install ClipBucket On Additional Servers

Installing Plug-in on Application Server

* Upload files to clipbucket plugins directory
* Goto admin area > Plugins Manager > Install ClipBucket Multiserver plugin

Plugin Upload Directory

* Once installation is done, goto Multi Server > Configuration and Enter your license key
* Now your application server is ready
Setting Up UCS server (Model 1)
* in your html directoty, create new directory, server1 or whatever you like, upload all content of ‘conversion server/api’ to this folder, this file should work http://yourucs.com/server1/connect.php => this should say “ERROR”

Server Upload Preview

* Now edit config.php and edit following code accordingly

Finally Adding A Server

* Now goto your application server admin area, in my case its http://applicationhost/clipbucket/admin_area
* Multi Servers > Manage Servers > Add New Server

ClipBucket multiserver allowed you to mass upload videos on multiservers via FTP, you need to configure it properly

If your details are correct, your server will be added otherwise it will display error.

Now , i am hopeful that your server will be added, if you need more help you can contact client.clip-bucket.com.

Editing Template

there is still 1 last step left and its simple.

* open global_header.html of your template , by default /styles/cbv2new/layout/global_header.html

find

flash_url : "{$js}/swfupload/swfupload.swf",
upload_url: "{$baseurl}/actions/file_uploader.php",

replace with

{assign var="get_api_server" value=$multi_server->get_server_api()}
{if $get_api_server}
    flash_url : "{$get_api_server.server_api_path}/js/swfupload/swfupload.swf",
    upload_url: "{$get_api_server.server_api_path}/actions/file_uploader.php",
{else}
    flash_url : "{$js}/swfupload/swfupload.swf",
    upload_url: "{$baseurl}/actions/file_uploader.php",
{/if}

Now your multiserver is ready, upload some videos and see what you get.

FAQs

Q: how to limit the concurrent converting process ?
A : you have to do it manually by editing ffmpeg.class on conversion server , file path is ‘/includes/classes/conversion/ffmpeg.class.php’ in this , change PROCESSESS_AT_ONCE from 4 to whatever you like

Q: Multiserver keep using same server for uploading and conversion, whats wrong?
A: There is nothing wrong, clipbucket prioritize based on its space left. one with more space will be used often then the one which has low space.

For Troubleshooting or Assistance , Please contact http://client.clip-bucket.com/

1. Plugin requirments
2. Plugin installation
3. Plugin Configuration & License Setup
4. How to manage Packages
5. How to manage subscriptions
6. Troubleshoot

Plugin Requirements

this plugin requies following things intalled on your webserver

* Clipbucket 2.0.9 or greater
* cURL
* PHPShield (ixed loaders) see here
* Human Brain

Plugin Installation

* First you have to upload files from upload directory to your clipbucket root directory
* Now goto Clipbucket admin area » Plugins » Plugin manager » Install ‘Paid Subscriptiob Plugin’

Plugin Configuration & License Setup

* Now goto ClipBucket admin area » Paid Subscription » Configurations
* Get your license from you client area, enter it in ‘license key’ field , save it and then refresh the page
* Set your currency type, your paypal email address, uncheck ‘sand box’ if you want to go live

How to manage package

Create php file

First you need to create a php file on root, where index.php is located. Name your php file on your page. For example, if you are making new page for categories, your file name will be ‘categories.php’.

Now open your newly created file and paste following.

<?php
define("THIS_PAGE","page_name");

require 'includes/config.inc.php';

subtitle('page_name');

template_files('page_name.html');

display_it();
?>

Change ‘page_name’ with your original page name. If you go our above example, page_name will be ‘categories’. Let’s break down above code one by one.

define("THIS_PAGE","page_name");

This line sets the value of THIS_PAGE to name the of your page. This way you can check if your user is on this page or not.

require 'includes/config.inc.php';

This line enables us to use all php classes and functions written in Clipbucket.

subtitle('page_name');

This line sets the subtitle.

template_files('page_name.html');

This line put your template file, which we will create in a moment, in an array.

display_it();

This function is used to display your template file.

Adding HTML File

Our work in php file is done. Now all you have to is create HTML file. HTML file name should be same as provided in template_files() function. This file will be created in your template layout folder. Write some content in it for testing. To access your page, open following in your browser.

http://site.com/page_name.php

Making SEO URL

Now are going to make SEO URL for our new page. This requires adding a new line in your .htaccess file located in root folder. Open your .htaccess and add following line anywhere in it.

RewriteRule ^page_name      page_name.php [nc]

Now your page is accessible like this : http://site.com/page_name

This is asked by sixinco. Here is link to topic.

Usage

{section name=loop_name loop=$array}
	{$array[loop_name].column_name}
{/section}

Let’s break it down. First

{section name=loop_name loop=$array}

We give our section a name, this can be anything you want, like v_list or videoList. Next we provide section the array we going to loop through. Next part is to display the information you want.

{$array[loop_name].column_name}

To display any type of information, we need follow a required syntax. First we write down the variable in which array is stored, in our case $array, then loop_name. Third is mysql database column name. Let’s say we need want to display video title. We will be using following code. List of mysql Database Column Names.

{$video_array[v_list].title}

Below is list of attributes you can use in {section }

How to use {sectionelse}

{sectionelse} is used when provided array is empty. For Example,

{section name=loop_name loop=$array}
	{$array[loop_name].column_name}
{sectionelse}
	Do something here if $array is empty
{/section}

If {section} finds that variable $array is empty, then {sectionelse} is executed. Think of it as PHP if & else conditions.

{section} Variables

A {section} also has its own variables that handle {section} properties. These properties are accessible as:
{$smarty.section.name.property} where “name” is the attribute name. {section} properties are index, iteration, first, last, rownum, total.

.index

index contains the current array index, starting with zero or the start attribute if given. It increments by one or by the step attribute if given.

If the step and start properties are not modified, then this works the same as the iteration property, except it starts at zero instead of one.

Example

{section name=loop_name loop=$array}
	Index of $array is : {$smarty.section.loop_name.index}<br/>
{/section}

Above code will print following,

Index of $array is : 0<br/>
Index of $array is : 1<br/>
Index of $array is : 2<br/>
Index of $array is : 3<br/>

.iteration

iteration contains the current loop iteration and starts at one.

This is not affected by the {section} properties start, step and max, unlike the index property. iteration also starts with one instead of zero unlike index. rownum is an alias to iteration, they are identical.

Example

{section name=loop_name loop=$array}
	$array Iteration is : {$smarty.section.loop_name.iteration}<br/>
{/section}

This will print following:

$array Iteration is : 1<br/>
$array Iteration is : 2<br/>
$array Iteration is : 3<br/>
$array Iteration is : 4<br/>

.first

first is set to TRUE if the current {section} iteration is the initial one.

.last

last is set to TRUE if the current {section} iteration is the final one.

Examples of both .first and .last

{section name=loop_name loop=$array}
    {if $smarty.section.loop_name.first}(This is First) {/if}
    {if $smarty.section.loop_name.last}(This is Last) {/if}
    $array ID is : {$array[loop_name].id}<br/>
{/section}

Above will print following:

(This is First) $array ID is : 25<br/>
$array ID is : 26<br/>
$array ID is : 27<br/>
(This is Last) $array ID is : 28<br/>

.rownum

rownum contains the current loop iteration, starting with one. It is an alias to iteration, they work identically.

.total

total contains the number of iterations that this {section} will loop. This can be used inside or after a {section}.

Example

{section name=loop_name loop=$array}
	loop id is: {$array[loop_name].id}<br/>
{/section}
Number of iterations: {$smarty.section.loop_name.total}

Like mentioned earlier, you can use .total outside {section}. Above code will print following

loop id is: 25 <br/>
loop id is: 26 <br/>
loop id is: 27 <br/>
loop id is: 28 <br/>
Number of iteration: 4

Usage

{FlashPlayer parameters}

It can use following parameters

Examples

Example 1

{FlashPlayer vdetails=$video_array}

The above would simple display video player with all default settings.

Example 2

{FlashPlayer vdetails=$video_array height='300' width='300'}

This code will display player with your custom height & width.

Usage

{show_rating parameters}

It uses following parameters