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'''Distributed Multi-Media DataBase''' or '''dmmdb''' is a free [[wikipedia:Content Management System|Content Management System]] for video and audio for sharing in web. In words of its developers it was born "as a real alternative to public systems like ''YouTube'' or ''Vimeo''". It has GPL license and latest version is 2.0RC1. It s the main web service for video in [http://giss.tv/dmmdb GISS.tv], but it is working in others servers and can be installed in new ones.

Main developers are Lluis Gomez i Bigorda and Yves Degoyon.

== Features ==
* supports [[ogg]]/theora and flash formats (optionally)
* skinable for each user
* upload and automatic conversion of video files to Ogg/Theora and of audio files to Ogg/Vorbis (or flash respectively)
* multi-language support
* search engine
* voting system (favorites)
* annotation/subtitles facility
* support for playlists
* RSS support that adds distributed capability to the publishing system,

== Installation ==
You can download source from [[CVS]] or from <code>tar.gz</code> packages.

=== CVS version ===

The CVS version includes the latest developments for the dmmdb : 

 export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@giss.tv:/home/cvs
 cvs login ( empty passwd )
 cvs co dmmdb

=== From compressed packages===
You can download source code in http://giss.tv/dmmdbp/

decompress the archive in a directory accesible to [[apache]]:
 tar xvfz dmmdb-x.y.z-rc1.tar.gz

=== Dependencies ===
Install the following packages:
* [[php]]5  
 apt-get install php5
* [[apache]]2 
 apt-get install apache2
* mod_php for apache2  
 apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
* mod_cgi for apache2  
 a2enmod mod_cgi
* mod_rewrite for apache2  
 a2enmod mod_rewrite
* [[ffmpeg]]  
 apt-get install ffmpeg
* [[ffmpeg2theora]]  
 apt-get install ffmpeg2theora
* [[ogginfo]]  
 apt-get install vorbis-tools
* [[mysql-server|MySQL]]  
 apt-get install mysql-server
* sendmail  
 apt-get install sendmail

=== Configure your PHP installation===
edit your <code>php.ini</code> file to set up the following parameters:

 short_open_tag = On
 session.cache_expire = 1000
 post_max_size = 100M
(there you can customize your installation to set up the maximum size of the media you want to upload)

=== Configure your apache installation ===
You have to add the following line in your apache configuration:

 AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

(this can be done in cgi.load for example)

and define the directory for cgis :

        <Directory "<yourpath>/dmmdb/cgi-bin">
                AllowOverride None
                Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
                Order allow,deny
                Allow from all
        </Directory>

this can be done in sites-enabled/''[yoursite]'' if you use virtual hosts.

=== Check that the mime types on your system are correct ===

in your /etc/mime.types configuration file .ogg file should be decalred as application/ogg (and not like audio/ogg!)

/etc/mime.types :
 application/ogg                                 ogx ogg

=== Edit config.php and change the parameters according to your installation ===
(parameters are quite explicit)

=== Create the dmmdb database in mysql ===
 # mysql -p
 Enter password: 
 Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
 Your MySQL connection id is 49
 Server version: 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.1 (Ubuntu)
 
 Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
 
 mysql> create database dmmdb;
 Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
 
 mysql> connect dmmdb
 Connection id:    50
 Current database: dmmdb
 
 mysql> source dmmdb.sql
 Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
 
 Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec)
 
 Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
 
 Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
 
 Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
 
 Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
 
 Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
 
 Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
 
=== Check your installation ===
Open a browser and go to <code><nowiki>http://</nowiki>''[yourhost]''<nowiki>/dmmdb/install.php</nowiki></code> to check that your installation is correct.

You can start by creating a user and uploading your media.

==History==
===Version 1.0 RC1===
The official release of the first ''dmmdb'' was made on the 18th of October.

==Externals links==
*[http://giss.tv/dmmdb/PCPtv Creation of a user channel].

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