The Good
This is an excellent package for anyone who wants to add
MP3 listing and streaming to Apache. The installation
directions are simple and straight forward. There are
a number of configuration options to change the behaviour
of the module. It also uses MP3::Info to extract id3 tag
info for the listings and this information can be cached for
better performance. I have nearly 5 Gig. of mp3s on a k6-2 450
and speed isn't an issue.
The Bad
I had originally installed this on a stock Redhat Apache/Mod_Perl
setup (mod_perl loaded dynamically). For some reason this
played havoc on the stability of the module. Once I
recompiled Apache and Mod_Perl from source, it behaved
flawlessly.
The look of the generated pages is controled via
a cascading style sheet. While this simplifies altering
the apearance, it doesn't allow for an ultimate in configurability.
And lastly, somebody else wrote it.
For those of you who had considered writing one, the task
has been done. :)
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