[support] How to run a script when a node is added for a custom module

[Jamie Holly]

  I've done something similar and used exec() to call a shell script:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php

The other option is using the PHP ssh2 module, which support SCP transfers:

http://php.net/manual/en/book.ssh2.php

Jamie Holly
http://www.intoxination.net
http://www.hollyit.net


On 8/26/2010 7:32 PM, Sarah Vardy wrote:
> I am currently developing a module for the audio module to enable RTMP 
> streaming and FFMPEG encoding.
>
> I am wondering what the best approach is to run the scp command (like 
> flash video) when an audio node is added (to add the file to an RTMP 
> server)? Can I use hook_form_alter to run this command? I am looking 
> through the Drupal API at the moment. I also want to run an ffmpeg 
> command as well when the node is added to encode the media for storage 
> on the rtmp server.
>
> Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> scarer 
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