MP4 in HTML5 Doesn't Link

Mallette · **Posted:** April 28th, 2014, 6:10 pm

<source src="Sequence 01(1).mp4"><source src="http://(None)">

This works just fine from the publish drive to a browser. However, the video isn't found when uploaded. It's there, and in the same directory.

No idea why it isn't found.

Dave

Mallette · **Posted:** April 28th, 2014, 6:55 pm

Looked at the source file. Tried adding the url to line with the <source src="http://(None)"> but it didn't help.

Convinced it's a path issue, but can't figure out why it works in a browser from a local drive, but not when uploaded to the site.

Dave

mackavi · **Posted:** April 28th, 2014, 8:17 pm

Assuming you've uploaded all the files from the project (video / JS), then it may be a server content type problem.

Does Alice's excellent rendition of The lady is a tramp work for you:

http://sandbox.interaktiv.co.uk/5/index2.htm

Mack

Mallette · **Posted:** April 28th, 2014, 8:31 pm

Perfectly.

Compared URLs:

http://www.mbsdar.com/TheOxyrhynchusHymn.mp4

http://sandbox.interaktiv.co.uk/5/Sequence%2001(1).mp4

Is the /5/ in yours a subdirectory?

Dave

Mallette · **Posted:** April 28th, 2014, 8:36 pm

Also: Since the Forum made a link of my URL which was copied from the page where it won't play, I clicked on it. It downloaded from the site and played in VLC. So I know the path is good. Just can't figure out why it doesn't work from the site.

Dave

ovo · **Posted:** April 28th, 2014, 8:45 pm

I had a problem with playing video under Firefox. It was a problem of MIME configuration on Microsoft IIS 7 server.
Adding a video MIME types to web.config solved it for me.

Code:

<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <staticContent>
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".mp4" mimeType="video/mp4" />
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".m4v" mimeType="video/m4v" />
        </staticContent>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>
<!--source:: https://support.gearhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/200342605-Adding-Custom-MIME-types-to-your-site#webconfig-->

mackavi · **Posted:** April 28th, 2014, 8:52 pm

In which case, it is possibly a server issue. Look up adding content types to the.htaccess file.

Also you may want to post to a different server or upload for somebody else to test on a work device.

Mack

Mallette · **Posted:** April 29th, 2014, 1:26 pm

Good thought, Mac. I think of a server as, well, just a server. In fact I really don't understand why it cares what it is serving. I assumed that execution was all in the browser at the user end and if the packets are sent in good shape they would work.

I really don't know what .htaccess is but will look it up, as well as see if I can find some other server to test on. I know the servers for my sites are Apache (Linux) based, if that makes any difference.

Dave

Mallette · **Posted:** May 1st, 2014, 2:09 pm

Heard from my provider. The support guy didn't have the authority (or doesn't know how) to fix it, but he understood and said he'd pass to the server administrator.

We shall see...

Dave

Mallette · **Posted:** May 5th, 2014, 1:56 pm

With Mackavi's help, this is fixed. It was pretty easy IF you know what the issue is and what to do about it. In my case, my hosting outfit had widgets in the control panel to set mime types and it worked nicely.

Thanks to Mack for this, and all his help!

Dave

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