Copyright 2006 by Marden Alcantara de Oliveira (marden at infonet com br)
License: GPL (GNU Public License)
AmarokWhatsPlaying MAO is a script Amarok that sends through HTTP (method GET)
the music name, artist and album that you are hearing.
How to use:
1. Edit variable
1,1 Script whatsplaying_mao.pl
It must be informed the correct values of the following variables:
$LINKSCRIPT
$CHAVE
The variable LINKSCRIPT is the URL for the site where will be housed script cgi
responsible amarok.cgi by receiving the information.
$LINKSCRIPT = “http://yourdomain.net/cgi-bin/amarok.cgi”;
The variable CHAVE is an any word what will be used for script cgi
amarok.cgi validate the information that is receiving.
$CHAVE = “secret”;
1,2 Script cgi amarok.cgi
It must be informed the correct values of the following variables:
$ARQUIVO
$QLIST
$CHAVE
The variable ARQUIVO informs the file where it will be stored the information.
Remember of, into server, create the empty file and to apply the permission of
writing.
$ARQUIVO = “lista_de_musica.txt”;
The variable QLIST informs the maximum quantity of name of musics stored in
$ARQUIVO. The totally begins of zero, then for ten input the value should
be nine.
$QLIST = 9;
The variable CHAVE should be the same that it was placed in script
whatsplaying_mao.pl. for the facts are recorded in the $ARQUIVO
$CHAVE = “secret”;
2. Data format into $ARQUIVO.
HH;MM;SS;YEAR;D;M;TIME OF MUSIC;MUSIC NAME; ARTIST;ALBUM
HH;MM;SS;YEAR;D;M - It's hour, minute, second, year, day and month that this
information it was sent.
3. The server where he goes to be housed script should have the directory of
script configured to support cgi-bin.
In the apache he adds the line “ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/yoursite/cgi-bin/”
together with the configuration of your VirtualHost.
4. Dependencies:
Perl
wget
Amarok

Please send me any comments, criticizes and/or suggestions
Version history:
0.1.b:
First version
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