Installing VideoWhisper Video Conference on your Windows Computer
This was originally posted on http://www.videowhisper.com/forum.php?ftid=58&t=Basic-install by rustynails and explains how to installing VideoWhisper Video Conference and all required servers on your Windows computer.
1} A computer
WINDOWS XP
2} A HOME WEB SERVER
I used XAMPP XAMPP.org
Placed in same folder as program files
C:xampp
3} JAVA JDK SE
Download from http://java.sun.com/
placed in programs
C:Program FilesJava
Use installer
and set JAVA_HOME
My setup
NAME JAVA_HOME
VALUE C:Program FilesJavajdk1.6.0_13
Don’t use ” bin ” on end for setting JAVA_HOME
Name JAVA_VERSION
VALUE 1.6
ADD to “path”
;C:Program FilesJavajdk1.6.0_13bin
TIP: utube has a tutorial for this.
key words
” Installing the Java Development Kit for Windows ”
4} RED5 flash server Final Version 7 java6 with installer
Download at RED5 site
Placed in same folder as programs.
my set up
C:Red5
Set up RED5, run test page shut RED5 off and then load
video whisper.
RED5 Test address
http://127.0.0.1:5080/
5} Download Video whisper stand alone free script APPROX 431 KB
Video whisper is placed in
C:xampphtdocsVideowhisper
Set your ip address in settings.php
C:xampphtdocsvc_phpsettings.php
M ine <?
$rtmp_server=”rtmp://my-ip-address/videowhi sper”;
?>
Tip
The name of the folder you place in XAMPP is “vc_php”
IT’s the folder vc_php/contents
not the folder vc_php/vc_php/contents
6} Also the videowhisper_red5 script APPROX 17 KB
MY set up
C:Red5webappsvideowhisper
Tip
The name of the folder you place in webapps is videowhisper
It’s the folder inside the extracted videowhisper_red5
Next
Delete this part from RED5 web.XML. You will be disconected
from server if you don’t.
<param-name>log4jConfigLocation</param- name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/log4j.properties< /param-value>
</context-param>
The Location is
C:Red5webappsvideowhisperWEB-INFweb.XML
Once you’re done restart RED5
Refresh XAMPP
Type in your IP adress
http://your-ip-address/vc_php/
To Test locally
http://127.0.0.1/vc_php/
Video Conference
Video Broadcast
