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How to install ffmpeg, ffmpeg-PHP, Mplayer, Mencoder, flv2tool, LAME MP3 Encoder, and Libog

The following article will show you how to install “step by step”  ffmpeg, ffmpeg-PHP, Mplayer, Mencoder, flv2tool, LAME MP3 Encoder, and Libog from the source. Make sure you have root shell access to your server.

cd /usr/local/src

Download the packages from its source:

wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/9225/flvtool2_1.0.5_rc6.tgz
wget http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/lame/lame-3.97.tar.gz
wget http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/ffmpeg-php/ffmpeg-php-0.5.0.tbz2
wget http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/ogg/libogg-1.1.3.tar.gz
wget http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/vorbis/libvorbis-1.1.2.tar.gz
wget http://www4.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential-20061022.tar.bz2

Extracting the packages we just downloaded:

tar zxvf lame-3.97.tar.gz
tar zxvf libogg-1.1.3.tar.gz
tar zxvf libvorbis-1.1.2.tar.gz
tar zxvf flvtool2_1.0.5_rc6.tgz
tar jxvf essential-20061022.tar.bz2
tar jxvf ffmpeg-php-0.5.0.tbz2
tar zxvf flvtool2_1.0.5_rc6.tgz


Creating a directory to store all the codecs:

mkdir /usr/local/lib/codecs/


Now we install the packages:

yum install gcc gmake make libcpp libgcc libstdc++ gcc4 gcc4-c++ gcc4-gfortran
yum install subversion ruby ncurses-devel

svn checkout svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/ffmpeg/trunk ffmpeg
svn checkout svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk mplayer
cd /usr/local/src/mplayer
svn update
cd /usr/local/src

Lets copy the codecs for mplayer:

mv /usr/local/src/essential-20061022/* /usr/local/lib/codecs/
chmod -R 755 /usr/local/lib/codecs/

Installing Lame:

cd /usr/local/src/lame-3.97
./configure
make && make install

Installing Libogg:

cd /usr/local/src/libogg-1.1.3
./configure && make && make install

Installing libvorbis:

cd /usr/local/src/libvorbis-1.1.2
./configure && make && make install

Installing flvtool2:

cd /usr/local/src/flvtool2_1.0.5_rc6/
ruby setup.rb config
ruby setup.rb setup
ruby setup.rb install

cd /usr/local/src/mplayer
./configure && make && make install

Installing ffmpeg:

cd /usr/local/src/ffmpeg/
./configure –enable-libmp3lame –enable-libogg –enable-libvorbis –disable-mmx –enable-shared
make && make install

ln -s /usr/local/lib/libavformat.so.50 /usr/lib/libavformat.so.50
ln -s /usr/local/lib/libavcodec.so.51 /usr/lib/libavcodec.so.51
ln -s /usr/local/lib/libavutil.so.49 /usr/lib/libavutil.so.49
ln -s /usr/local/lib/libmp3lame.so.0 /usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0
ln -s /usr/local/lib/libavformat.so.51 /usr/lib/libavformat.so.51

Installing ffmpeg-php:

cd /usr/local/src/ffmpeg-php-0.5.0/
phpize
./configure
make
make install

Finally we restart apache server:

service httpd restart

Posted by Admin on December 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment
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How to install ionCube loader.

The Loader is a .dll file or .so file (depending on the server’s operating system) which PHP uses to decode scripts encoded with the ionCube Encoder. PHP has the ability to open .dll (or .so) files at the moment a script is run. The dl function in PHP is used for this purpose. This mechanism, when used to launch the ionCube Loader, is called run-time loading.

Please note that the following steps will explain how to install ioncube loader on a linux server. Also keep in mind that you will need root shell access to the server.

1 – Download ionCube from the source to your server. Make note that the following link is for Linux 64 Bit.

wget http://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz

2 – Now we extract the  downloaded file.

tar -zxvf ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz

3 – Lets move the ioncube folder to a new permanent location.

mv ioncube /usr/local

4 – Its time to edit your php.ini file.

pico /usr/local/lib/php.ini or nano /usr/local/lib/php.ini

5 – Add the following to your php.ini file below [ZEND]

zend_extension=/usr/local/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so

6 – Now you need to restart your apache server and your done.

service httpd restart

Posted by Admin on December 1st, 2009 | No Comments
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125*125 Banner Widget For PHPLinkDirectory

The widget will display 125*125 banner ads on your sidebar, and you can edit the banner image/link/title from the admin area. The default banners are “Advertise Here” banners, pointing to your contact page. The number of banners you can add is 4.

Its a simple widget so there shouldn’t be any bugs, but if you find any bugs, please report it here. This is version 1, I might later rework it and release a better one with more features and addons. If you like this widget, I would appreciate it if you give this website a link in your web directory :)

How to install:

  • Download it and then unzip it.
  • Upload the folder ‘Banners” to your site under “Widgets” folder.
  • Goto your website admin area and “Install” the widget “Banners’”.

Demo: Demo Link
Download: 125*125 PHPLD Banner Widget

Posted by Admin on September 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments
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ScanPagerank.com Launched – New Tool to Check Google Pagerank.

ScanPagerank.com has come to life today, with a tool that checks your website pagerank at multi google datacenters. If you use it and your site is getting different results at each datacenter, this means your website pagerank is being updated.

Since google pagerank update is coming soon, ScanPagerank.com is a simple but powerfull tool to monitor your pagerank, keeping in mind that most of the pagerank checking sites now adays, are bugged or simply blocked by google. The most famous pagerank checker that is currently bugged/blocked by google is DigPagerank.com, which I personally used to visit alot.

For more information: Check Google Pagerank – Multi Data Centers

Posted by Admin on September 25th, 2009 | No Comments
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Shared Vs Managed Web Hosting – Which is Best?

Web hosting in simple terms is defines as a space given for rent for your hosting your domain and your website. There are numerous service providers in the internet market that provide this facility and boost the business of online entrepreneurs.

Depending on your particular needs, there are several choices that you can make when it comes to choosing the best type of web hosting. The most popular type of hosting is the shared web host which is ideal for most web sites. However, for accommodating sites which involve heavy traffic and those which contain sensitive information, managed web hosts are preferred.

Why shared web hosts?

When multiple websites share the same space on a single server, it is called shared web hosting. This is ideal for smaller websites which do have large amount of traffic congestion. It is inexpensive and effecting hosting solution as purchasing a dedicated server or even leasing it would be expensive for smaller websites.

There are packages offered by the web hosting companies for a certain amount which include a particular amount of space and bandwidth on the company’s server. Multiple web sites can be hosted on these web host servers as they have sufficiently large space and bandwidth to accommodate them.

Unless you experience sudden hike in traffic, the bandwidth and space provided by these hosting companies, granted according to the shared hosting agreement, is enough to fulfill your needs. There is also an option to negotiate additional space and bandwidth capacity just in case your website grows faster than expected.

In such cases, if your web hosting company doesn’t agree to provide extra space to accommodate the additional traffic, then you can purchase a higher level of hosting or even upgrade to managed web host dedicated servers.

Why managed web hosts?

There are certain websites which contain confidential and highly sensitive information and also are heavily trafficked. Such websites are better suited on managed web hosts which allocate one server particularly for your site. In this way, you will never share a web space with any other website ruling out the possibility of hacking and loosing confidential information.

Managing their own servers is quite difficult for companies who need dedicated servers for their websites. Instead, they opt for managed web hosting solutions. It becomes a time-consuming task when it comes to managing and administering your own servers. It will also hold the owner of the server responsible for all the maintenance aspects of this server, which might create security issues too.

It is difficult for companies with large websites to maintain their own dedicated servers as they themselves will be busy with their own business aspects. Instead, companies prefer to enter into a web hosting agreement in which hosting company takes the onus of the maintenance and management of the host server.

Which one is the best?

The decision of investing on any of the types of web hosting must depend on your specific needs and interest. If your website is large enough to require dedicated host servers, then you must always opt for managed hosting. However, it is necessary to cross-check and look if the shared web hosts will satisfy your needs.

Shared web hosts have fewer options than the managed web hosts. However spending on managed web hosting is not advisable if it is not necessary as share web hosts are sufficient for most of the websites.

Posted by Admin on August 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Search Engine Optimization Basics

Search Engine Optimization is utilized to increase traffic counts on websites.  The mission of the SEO is to make the content on the site worthy enough higher rankings within the search engines. 

How Do I Get Traffic To My Site?
To obtain the traffic to the site you need to rank higher than other sites within the search engine process.  Adding Meta tags while submitting your sites address to numerous search engine directories is not enough.  You must build a site which is rich in content.  Ranking and placement methodologies are needed to beat your competition in rankings. You must outsmart your competition.  Knowing the keywords and data utilized by your competitor is crucial.  Place your keywords wisely and a lot better with less effort involved.
Where no company can promise #1 ranking with search engines, top ten rankings can definitely be achieved.  Choose the right keywords, know what site submission is and know your competition.  You need advanced strategies to perform these actions.

What Keywords Do I Choose?
Choose your keywords wisely.  The process of “brainstorming” is a great place to start.  Make a short or long list of words people would utilize to find your website.  Utilize these key words “prime the keyword pump”.  Select keywords which you think the users will be typing into the search engine to find your website.  This will aid in finding out if the competition is utilizing the same keywords.  Keep track of URL’s that you know are high ranking in the search engine such as your competitors URL’s.  Individually place your keywords into the search engine while viewing the individual pages that pop up.

Keep in mind that over excessive use of the same keywords over and over can cause a search engine to ignore the keywords, especially if they are not related to the content of the website.  You can have few keywords or as many as 100 major keywords if properly done.

Spamming Technologies
Major search engines do perform plagiarism tests.  It is very important to mix up your keywords.  Make sure they are not identical; this can be performed by mixing up the keywords in the ALT attributes of the image tags.  Do not replicate content; this can create penalties for your website.  Duplicate content is actually a management problem when SEO Optimization is being performed.

How Do I Submit To Search Engines?
Once the same words are in your title as well as Meta Keywords and descriptions and you are satisfied with the keywords, then submit the URL’s to major search engines.  If you are not getting the search engine results you desire, you can either increase or decrease your keyword frequency.

Placement Services
You may want to utilize placement services for the finishing touches on your website.  These companies work for small and large companies.  These services are usually offered to websites who deal with thousands of pages.  Sometimes improvement of a few percentage points can yield the difference of thousands of dollars.  These services are usually offered for reasonable fees even to smaller website owners.

Posted by Admin on July 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
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Transfer your websites from one VPS to another.

Here is a usefull & simple way to transfer all your accounts/websites, from one virtual private server to another. We will be using SSH to do this.

1. Login to the old server and make sure it has enough disk space for all accounts to be backed up. I recommand using Putty which can be downloaded here: http://www.putty.org/

2. mkdir /home/massbackup

3. for i in `ls -1 /var/cpanel/users`;do echo $i >> /home/massbackup/accts;/scripts/pkgacct $i;mv /home/cpmove-* /home/massbackup;done

4. cd /home;tar zcpf massbackup.tar.gz massbackup

5. scp /home/massbackup.tar.gz root@xx.xx.xx.xx:/home/   ”Replace xx.xx.xx.xx with your NEW server IP”

6. Enter root’s password of new VPS.

7. Now close your putty connection with the OLD VPS and login to the NEW VPS using Putty.

8. cd /home;tar zxpf massbackup.tar.gz;mv massbackup/* /home;for i in `cat /home/accts`;do echo restoring $i;/scripts/restorepkg $i;done

Your done! Hope you find this information usefull :)

Posted by Admin on July 9th, 2009 | No Comments
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10 Ways to Increase Your Online Income.

Are you one of those who have an online business, but do not earn the amount of money expected? Do not worry, because you’re not alone. Most of us spend months, even years trying to figure out how to make money with Internet and currently investigating.

I’m going to help write a series of tips, but mostly I leave a message which is far more important than any advice you can receive: “The real opportunity to earn money resides in our own talent and ability to act.” Then write some very simple things that most of us can imagine or create, or even accelerate, the income on line.

Another point is no less significant than the difference between people who earn money on the internet and no, this in people who apply what they learn and those that are thinking. I imagine that you are in the first group. Anyway, here are the tips that you want to convey today

1. Advertise your website in different languages. With the Internet around the world as an income opportunity and this is demonstrated. The only limits are the volume of traffic, you still need more, and also communication. Obviously if some people can not read your website certainly does not buy what you got to offer. But there are supplements that can help and can be placed on the web, and then this will lead to a number of languages without having to build a new website for each language.

2. Surprise your guests with a special bonus “when they buy.” There is a strong likelihood that your customers purchase from you again, if you give more than you expected.

3. Remember your customers at parties. Send greeting cards online, will give you the opportunity to increase your sales, but do not forget to use some cunning and include ads on the cards.

4. Do not try to sell a golf ball in a fishing magazine.
Your products and services should be marketed to your target audience. Nobody goes to a hardware store to buy bodices!

5. Increase recurring purchases. Give your customers the opportunity to buy new products when they buy one of your main products or services, or promotions with special advantages. A happy customer always returns.

6. Be creative with bonds, options, delivery or payment options and find out how this can be very helpful in attracting customers to buy your products or services.

7. Gives others the opportunity to sell your product through an affiliate program, are important forces more sales without having to do all the work.

8. Attend either your current and potential customers. When leaving a message or send an email, respond promptly. If you keep in touch with them on a regular basis will remain in your mind and overcome your competition.

9. Study your competition. Find other methods of advertising and marketing by studying the ideas and materials from other companies.

10. Educate, take courses to learn new strategies and increase your sales, the internet is very dynamic. Subscribe to publications and electronic journals. Learning is always a good companion. Learn more about the expectations of your customers; this can only further increase your sales exponentially.

And remember, we repeat one of the real key is the study of competition and keep the customer well served. The timing is always right in front of your eyes and also there is always the possibility of increasing the amount of your income online.

Posted by Admin on May 3rd, 2009 | 7 Comments
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How to Post an eBay Auction?

Here are the things you have to do, in order to post the initial eBay auction of yours:

1) Open a seller’s account on eBay.
If you are a buyer on eBay, you should already own your account, so simply log into your account and click on ‘Sell’ at the very top toolbar of the web page. After that, you should create your account as a seller.
If you have never been on eBay yet, a new account will need to be opened, first and foremost. This can be done by clicking on ‘register’ under the toolbar. Then, click on ‘Sell’ and then create your account as a seller. eBay will then come up with a guide that can speed along the process quite easily. To keep security, you may have to give out your bank information and credit card details for future transactions.

2) Know what you wish to sell.
If you are just starting out and experimenting on eBay, this does not matter much. Just look around you and if there’s something you no longer need in there, try posting it. This could be anything from tiny books to CDs.

3) Submit the item.
Once you click on ‘Sell’, you can start listing the items.
A category will need to be chosen. The best way to find one is to simply type what you perceive the item to be and then eBay will select it for you. Then, write a simple title along with a description. Add keywords that people would want to use in searching for it, as well as other information it may need in the box of descriptions.
Then, you will need to set a certain starting price, of which $0.01 would usually be the best since people will then be very interested in bidding for the product. Then, you will need to set a certain bidding duration, which is completely your call. The sales that last longer usually get the most bids, but they also take forever to end. It is also important to add a picture for the item, as they tend to sell more.
Lastly, choose the payment method you want to use; PayPal would be best, and where the post should send it.
Then, click on ‘Submit’ and that’s it!

4) Wait.
All you have to do now is sit back and wait. Buyers will eventually see the item you are selling and bid on it. Several buyers may ask questions and these should be answered as fast as possible. If you don’t sell the item, you can re-list it if you wish.

5) Get paid and send it.
The buyer will be sent an e-mail, wherein he will be guiding in the buying process. Ensure that the money is there that was agreed upon before sending it. Once the payment has been received, all that is left for you is to pack these items and posting them.

Posted by Admin on April 3rd, 2009 | 5 Comments
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How to make money with Blogger.

The majority of people wants to earn online but find it hard to have a website or can not handle it with ease and this can be a problem or a backlog in this business how to earn money online. But boy I would facilitate a way to have a website with minimal effort and may you have a successful outcome is not expected to achieve. A website is not easy to maintain and difficult to learn to manage it and if you do not have money to pay them to teach or to have the drive because it is better to have a web site easy to use as you wish.

Well the website which I speak is known and may already have one but if it is not easy to obtain. It is called blogger. The blogger is a website that everyone, well almost all know it’s still easy to handle and we have almost all the functions necessary to earn money online without having to design a website that is already designed and have features that are key to make money with blogger.

Well as you said if you do not have a blogger because it is easy to create an account with, then all you have to do is go to www.blogger.com and then click on the page and the page will appear when you open the Blogger home page and read where your blog to create a click and then fill out the personal qualifications that you request, and remember your password that may be the key to becoming a millionaire on the Internet.

And remember you can give the bottom of spreadsheet you would like your profile and moderate as you like this, and it is best to remember the first speech and the blog. If you already have your blog because we are going to the practical and technical how to make money with blogger.

How to post an article step by step?

Step One: Well the first thing you have to do is access your blog account with the username and password that arise when you created your blog

Step Two: Next is to go to the homepage of your page and then click on this new entry in the lowered edge of the page on the right side of the page.

Step Three: After you show the page where you are asked to name the title of this article and then the part where you call the body of the article which featured images and videos you can add and edit your article if you want to change something about it. Image

Step Four: Following is the most important part of the article published by this does not get that without traffic and without traffic you can not win money online or with your blogger. The most important part of publishing articles is the place where the key words. Below this before where you publish or save button.

Keyword: The keyword is the most important items on them is that google or any search engine you can find yourself or your items. There is where you get as you read that google search google or want to find your item; they want the word to search for your articles.

Step Five: click to publish it if you want to publish, but if you do not want to publish it you can save and add details and then publish it.
Well as you know how to publish an article because you have the opportunity to take traffic from your own site or blog.

And you can start earning with your product and gain blogger.

Posted by Admin on April 1st, 2009 | 5 Comments
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