jw player and php dynamic image?

Question

Hi

I have a php script to show an image once their session is validated. this works fine from a browser, I query the link and it shows up

However I want to use the same image with JW Player and the player does not seem to be able to display the image

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Looking at the JW Player documentation, you'll need to make sure the image is in jpg, gif, or png format. You'll need to make sure you're not providing the image link as a php file when embedding JW Player. You can do this by using a simple URL rewrite. In a .htaccess file, you could use this code.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^path/to/image.png$ path/to/script.php [L]

When embedding it in JW Player, you'll want to set the image as path/to/image.png.