Topic: a music stream player on a site?

[Mackie]

right, this is going to be a rather broad question but please bare with me;

How to create a player that just play, stop, and skip to the last/next song?
I already know that SWF's are propably the best way to go (and i know how to mp3->swf) if you dont want to stream from your own computer but the problem is...
I know absolutely sh*t about making flash players :/
Can anything similar be done with javascript? I havent seen a player ever done with php but I dont suppose that would be impossible?
And no, im so NOT going to touch CGI.

I _SOMEWHAT_ know how to make an XML playlist but thats it, its just the actual player interface part that leaves me f*cked

[Bonk]

Don't really know much about it but I'd look here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/webserver.aspx  <-- think your easiest solution is here

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/server.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/streaming.aspx

Or perhaps this would be suited to the task as an alternative:

http://www.shoutcast.com/support/docs/

[Mackie]

no way man, ive been through those already

this is where i got the idea from
http://www.eagames.com/official/battlefield/vietnam/us/nam_radio.swf

[Bonk]

My response to Flash:

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ 

http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php/topic,163360411.0.html

[Mackie]

I know I know not alot of people like flash/shockwave but thats just the best way to stream low quality music without getting sued and without giving people the ability to download the songs