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Introducing Flash Media Server Macromedia Flash Media Server 2 is a development framework and a deployment environment for rich media applications. Developers can use Macromedia Flash and Flash Media Server to write media applications, and then use Flash Media Server to deploy the applications.
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Flash Media Server includes the following documentation: This manual, Installing Flash Media Server, describes system requirements and explains how to install the server. Getting Started with Flash Media Server presents a short overview of Flash Media Server and the new features in version 2. You can find a printed copy of this guide in the product case.
For late-breaking information and a complete list of issues that are still outstanding, read the Flash Media Server release notes at www.macromedia.com/go/ flashmediaserver_releasenotes_en. Third-party resources Macromedia recommends several websites with links to third-party resources on Flash Media Server, including the following: Macromedia Flash community sites Macromedia Flash books Object-oriented programming concepts You can access these websites at www.macromedia.com/go/flashmediaserver_resources_en.
CHAPTER 1 Installing Flash Media Server Installing Macromedia Flash Media Server 2 is a straightforward process. This chapter provides the systems requirements, the steps to install the server on Windows or Linux, and and a list of installed files. In addition to installing the server files on your server computer, you install authoring extensions on your authoring computer to help you write and manage media applications in Macromedia Flash.
The following software and hardware are recommended for production computers: Supported operating Windows 2003 Server, Standard Edition systems Linux Red Hat Enterprise, Version 3.0 Hardware requirements X86-compatible CPU (Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz or better) 2 GB available RAM 1 GB Ethernet card 200 MB of available disk space Installing the server Installing the server is easy.
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The installation is complete. If you configured it to start automatically, the Flash Media Server service starts. To start the server manually, select Start > Programs > Macromedia > Flash Media Server 2 > Start Flash Media Server and Start Flash Media Admin Server.
Follow the installation instructions on your screen. Enter a user for Flash Media Server processes to run as. The default is the “nobody” user. (The user you select is also the owner of the Flash Media Server files.) Your choices are written to the fms.ini file; you can edit the fms.ini file to modify this and other security properties later, if needed.
Files in the installation directory for Windows If you chose the default directory in the installer, the Flash Media Server installation directory is located at C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash Media Server 2\. The Flash Media Server directory contains the following items: The FMSMaster.exe file is the server application.
Files in the installation directory for Linux If you chose the default directory in the installer, the Flash Media Server installation directory is located at /opt/macromedia/fms/. The Flash Media Server directory contains these items: The fmsmaster file is the server application.
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The tcSrvMsg file is a component of the server. The conf directory contains the server’s hierarchy of XML configuration files and the fms.ini file. The applications directory is the directory in which you create registered application directories for your media applications. For example, you could create a my_app subdirectory in the applications directory and put your server-side application files for the my_app application in that subdirectory.
To uninstall Flash Media Server from a Windows computer: Select Start > Programs > Macromedia > Flash Media Server 2 > Uninstall Flash Media Server 2. In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to uninstall Flash Media Server.
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