I have a customer that is currently using ustream.com as his live video streaming service. Basically he has a site for local sports where they stream the games. The problem is, ustream does not keep a copy of the videos for archiving for watching later.
Basically I'm looking for a php/mysql compatible solution for having him handle the live streaming himself from his website isntead of using ustream or justin.tv
Red5 OS flash server does a very nice job of streaming flash movies.
Its Java, but i have installed it on Ubuntu before and used my PHP sites and an OS client to connect to it on the same server before.
The best and most cost-effective solution would be to use a software encoder like Flash Media Encoder or Windows Media Encoder with a more "open" streaming provider (like NetroMedia). Both encoders would have the option of saving a live stream to file. He can then also edit the file as needed, and upload it for On-Demand streaming.