Reading Web Cam's .CGI MJPEG Stream

[roel018]

Hi all,

 

I'm trying to connect to my webcam's cgi file which broadcasts a MJPEG stream. I'm trying to read it using PHP and send it to the browser (in an IMG tag, or any other usuable container).

 

This is some info about CGI file I'm talking about: http://www.canvision.net/support/pt300-cgi/GetData.htm

 

I found this code below which is used to access an IP camera and read the MJPEG stream, however it assumes that you target an IP address directly, but I'm using a source in the form of "http://mywebcamserver.com/GetData.cgi?Status=false" .. Which actually works when I type this in my browser's address bar - it produces a nice JPG stream.. But no luck so far with PHP. One pitfall: I have to bypass Basic Authentication protection since the cgi file is protected this way (I have the login details).

 

I've been searching for a solution for days now. I discussed this issue with member Khaine in this thread, but we got stuck in the end. http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/show...php?t=10367689

 

Who can help me????

 

THANKS!

 

<?
// Set time limit to indefinite execution
set_time_limit(0);
// create TCP socket
$sock = socket_create(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, SOL_TCP);
// connect to the camera's native stream protocol IP:Port
socket_connect($sock,"10.0.0.20", 65310);
// handshake with the camera
socket_write($sock,"START\r\n");
// ignore the handshake response
socket_read($sock, 12000);
// daemonize this script
while (true) {
    // simulate 4 escape sequences "\0A" with "\r\n" - or chr(0)
    socket_write($sock,"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n");
    // read the image from the stream (max 80k)
    print socket_read($sock, 80000);
    // limit to ~6 frames per second
    usleep(166666);
}
?>