Dedicated Server

Highwood Design recommends that hwdVideoShare is run on a dedicated server or virtual private server (VPS). If this is not possible then we recommend you run the software on a shared host that supports MENCODER, FFMPEG and FLVTOOL2.

If you are searching for a suitable web host please see our list of supported hosts.

PHP Configuration

We recommend that your PHP configuration supports the following:

• The ability to use the exec() function
• The ability to use the file_get_contents() function
• The ability to use the fsockopen() function
• The Client URL (cURL) Library
• Your PHP is configured so allow_url_fopen is On

Background Tasks

hwdVideoShare makes use of background tasks on your server to send important processes to the background. This means users do not need to wait for the processes to complete during page loads. An example of this would be video conversion. Videos are converted in the background after a user uploads a file, this means the users does not need to wait.

Therefore, your server should allow hwdVideoShare to send jobs to the background.

Are you experienced at server management?

Running a video gallery is complicated. Webmasters need to have good server management skills and good experience of their own systems.