End User Requirements

As of Movie Masher version 2.1, Adobe Flash™ Player version 10 or higher is required to view the applet.

The applet must be viewed in a web page, through a web server - local viewing is only supported through a local web host. Any reasonably up-to-date browser should work fine - JavaScript needs to be enabled for applet loading through SWFObject. Learn more in Applet Embedding.

Server Requirements

Movie Masher can be hosted on any standard web server. Files are transfered normally, typically with FTP. CGI scripts can be used instead of static files to supply both XML configuration and media files to the applet. Any CGI compatible middleware language like PHP, PERL or Ruby can be used. Mash data is XML based so it can just be saved normally to the file system or to a database supported by the middleware. Learn more in Mash Saving.

Some badly configured web serving software may require that the mime type for SWF files be adjusted. In the unlikely event that the Flash Player version 10 or higher plugin is correctly installed, but Movie Masher refuses to trigger it, your server administrator or hosting provider should check their mime setup. Learn more in the Adobe Tech Note Web server MIME types required for serving Flash movies.

Some examples include PHP scripts which allow media files to be uploaded. For these to work, the various PHP configuration options must be set accordingly. See Handling File Uploads in the PHP manual for more information.