Hi all,
I'm developing a site relating to YouTube videos. I currently have a function that retrieves the YouTube FLV URL. For example:
http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_ ... 9Ia-RxuCoh
However, this URL redirects to another URL that is the true location of the video file. For example, the above URL redirects to:
http://lax-v158.lax.youtube.com/get_vid ... C71t8GzqPs
My Flash applet does not work if the function returns the non-redirected URL. Is there any way to make a function that follows the first URL and returns the true location of the video file (the second URL)?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Following redirect to a second URL
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jakejarvis
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A few notes... The redirected location is not going to be the "true" location of the file, it's routing you through a server to control the server loads. View the same video 3 or 4 times and you may get 3 or 4 different redirected paths. So, the URL you should bookmark is the one that YouTube gives to you in the first place.
Also, this is a PHP forum, so for a better response to your flash related question, you may want to try a flash forum.
Also, this is a PHP forum, so for a better response to your flash related question, you may want to try a flash forum.