[ABD] s9e/mediaembed - Embed videos and third-party content without a single BBCode

ViolaF · Post by **ViolaF** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:21 pm

Lumpy Burgertushie wrote:from your alter ego

what is an "alter ego"?

JoshyPHP · Post by **JoshyPHP** » Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:33 pm

Please stay out of this thread, ViolaF. If you have questions for Lumpy, use private messaging.

ViolaF · Post by **ViolaF** » Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:01 pm

Yes, Sir

Trout Anglers NW · Post by **Trout Anglers NW** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:42 am

Can someone please lead-me-by-the-hand with this?

I downloaded s9e-mediaembed to my desktop, extracted the 'ext' file, merged with the exisiting ext file via FTP.

Now I'm lost. I can't find this file in my ACP let alone how to add it. Help please, thank you kindly.

JoshyPHP · Post by **JoshyPHP** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:58 am

Now you go to the ACP and enable the extension in the "Customise" tab. And then you're done. There's no configuration, you just post links and they become videos.

Trout Anglers NW · Post by **Trout Anglers NW** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:21 am

Thank you, and I understand. The problem i see now is that the extension does not show as an option like your screen shot shows. Perhaps it didn't merge properly when uploaded with the FTP???

Thanks kindly for your help.

JoshyPHP · Post by **JoshyPHP** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:29 am

You might have uploaded the extension to the wrong dir. When you unzip the archive you have a ext dir that contains a s9e dir. Look into your webserver via FTP and make sure you have the same thing there: the root of the forum (probably called phpBB I guess) contains files like faq.php and cron.php and a directory ext which should contain a directory s9e.

NOTE: as of 20141203 the archive now contains the s9e directory without the ext directory. It should be unzipped in your forum's ext directory.

Trout Anglers NW · Post by **Trout Anglers NW** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:11 am

I had the correct directory, I just dumped the whole s9e folder in there instead of opening that folder and finding the ext folder. I deleted the s9e folder and uploaded the ext folder and now I do have the extension showing as you showed with your screen shot.

I enabled the extension and tested by copy & pasting a YouTube address into a posting text window. I do not get an embed of the player, just a live link back to the video on the Youtube site???

JoshyPHP · Post by **JoshyPHP** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:13 am

What's the URL you tried?

Also, you don't have to quote the post right above yours, it makes the topic harder to read.

Trout Anglers NW · Post by **Trout Anglers NW** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:21 am

Okay sorry about the quote.

The URl I used for sample is, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9iSqaibR4I

Bye the way, my board is version 3.1.1

Apologize for the ignorance, I'm new at this.

Trout Anglers NW
http://www.troutanglersnwforum,com

JoshyPHP · Post by **JoshyPHP** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:33 am

I've just tried on a new installation of phpBB 3.1.2 without any issue. Double check that the extension is enabled and try other URLs (from other sites, e.g. Twitter) or perhaps even another browser.

Trout Anglers NW · Post by **Trout Anglers NW** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:10 pm

I do appreciate the help, but the extension is not working for me.

I completely removed all s9e files that I had uploaded last night to my server. Next, I trashed the s9e download off my computer. Next, I re-downloaded s9e back to my computer and unzipped it. As you described above, I now had a folder named, 's9e' instead of 'ext'.

Next, I uploaded the 's9e' folder into, 'public_html/ext'. Next I located the new extension through my ACP and enabled it.

Next, I 'copy & paste' a YouTube address onto the test window of a 'new Topic'. The YouTube player does not appear, but instead an active text link appears which directs to the chosen video on the YouTube site.

What am I doing wrong with this???

Thanks you.

Nully · Post by **Nully** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:47 pm

Trout Anglers NW wrote: Next, I uploaded the 's9e' folder into, 'public_html/ext'.

I don't know what is public-html.
I have a folder named ext, which is after folder "download" and before "files".
Inside folder "ext", I have folder named "s9e" and inside "s9e" there is "mediambed".

Volksdevil · Post by **Volksdevil** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:55 pm

You may have an extra folder uploaded to your server.

The path should be: YourForum/ext/s9e/mediaembed

And inside that last mediaembed folder you should have the files etc, composer, ext.php, licence, readme, and the folders config, event, vendor.

thoomas · Post by **thoomas** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:57 pm

Trout Anglers NW wrote: Next, I 'copy & paste' a YouTube address onto the test window of a 'new Topic'. The YouTube player does not appear, but instead an active text link appears which directs to the chosen video on the YouTube site.

What am I doing wrong with this???

Thanks you.

what error it gives you when you try to preview the post with youtube link inside?

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