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ok the problem was coming from PHP who was waiting for the shell_exec command to end.

to solve this issue , i used the following method:

where $cmd is the vlc command used

$runvlcbg = shell_exec("$cmd -d /dev/null");

echo $runvlcbg;
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Hello, i am having exactly the same problem, im trying to code a VOD server using php and vlc, i've allready got it working great under windows, but i cannot make it work on debian for some reason. this is the command my php page generates, but it doesnt work from the page, if i run it in a terminal...

Check this out

http://daouid.googlepages.com/videoondemandphptools

it's a complete Video on demand solution that i've develloped.

Maybe it's close to what ur looking for[/url]

Hi , i'm currently working on a Video-On-demand solution, i've managed video and audio streaming as well as dvd/cd reading, but im having a hard time getting webcam streaming to work, i've read the whole documentation and forum threads, but i cannot find any solution that solves my problem. This is ...