Installation guide

You can also test your installation by running the vod sample application located in samples/

applications/vod/vodtest.html. Youcanselectavideo(FLVorH.264)toplay.

e Adobe Flash Media Server Installation Guide also provides a list of installed les and their

locations.IfyouarehavingtroublegettingFlashMediaServertorun,youmaywanttoconsult

this list to be sure your installation was complete.

Flash Media Server Administration Console

Integrated Apache HTTP Server

New Feature in Flash Media Streaming Server and Flash Media Interactive Server; requires Flash

Player 6 or later.

AlleditionsofFlashMediaServer3.5includeacustomversionofApacheHTTPServer.Ifyou

installandenableApache,youcandeliverclientSWFles,containerHTMLles,andallmedia

assets from the same server.

Additionally, you can write client-side ActionScript that causes Apache to serve media assets over

HTTP progressive download if RTMP streaming fails. For example, if a client attempts to stream

avideooverRTMPandfails,theserverattemptstotunnelRTMPoverHTTP.Ifthatattempt

fails, the server delivers the video over HTTP.

IfyouareinstallingApache,choosefromthefollowingoptions:

• InstallApachebutleaveitdisabled.(isisthedefaultinstallationsetting.)

• InstallApacheandenableHTTPdelivery.

• Installonlythecongurationlesandsamples.

IfyouwanttouseyourownApacheHTTPServer,eitherdonotinstallApacheorinstallonlythe

conguration les and sample.

FlashMediaServerstartsandstopsthewebserverautomatically.Ifyouareprocientatworking

with Apache, you can disable this functionality in the fm s.i ni or Server.xml le and

manageitonyourown.IfyoustartandstopApachemanually,orsetupApacheasaservice,

start Apache Flash Media Server and stop Apache aer Flash Media Server.

For more details, see the Flash Media Server Installation Guide.