[MPlayer-users] fifo's used in web apps

[list-catcher]

> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 4:33 PM, list-catcher
> <list-catcher at hellburner.com> wrote:
>> I'm sure somebody has done this before.  Basically I'm trying to make
>> just
>> a jukebox controlled via some php scripts.  I can get mplayer to play
>> stuff, and to do stuff. I just can't get information back out, like for
>> example, what's currently playing.  Kinda important when the user
>> interface is stateless.
>>
>> Does anyone know of anything that does this?  I'm trying with lightttpd
>> and php, because it's only for my house, but anything would be useful.
>
> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/tech/slave.txt

That's how I got mplayer to play stuff.