embedding videos with php variables

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Hello,

I was trying to embed a video in a website. The url source is getting generated from a PHP variable. But the thumbnail does not get generated for some reason. When i echo the url, it displays the correct URL. Here is my code below: 

 

 

<object width="425" height="344">

    <param name="movie"

      value="<? echo $ShowVideo; ?>"></param>

    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>

    <embed src="<? echo $ShowVideo; ?>"

      type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100" height="100">

    </embed>

</object>

 

Kindly help me with this.

[AyKay47]

1. What browser are you using to view the object?

 

2. What does a "view source" in the browser show as the object value and source?

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it does not display in any of the browsers.

I get this in the view source:

 

 

<object width="425" height="344">

 

    <param name="movie"

 

      value="

 

    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>

 

    <embed src="

 

      type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100" height="100">

 

    </embed>

 

</object>

 

[AyKay47]

From what I have heard, youtube videos have trouble with the param tag, try an iframe player instead

 

<iframe id="test" class="test" width="640" height="480" style="margin-bottom: 15px"
   src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrQ3U7NFWog&feature=related"></iframe>

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tat didnt work either :-(

[AyKay47]

should work..try

 

<iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" 
width="640" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.
com/embed/ID>
</iframe> //replace link

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I am sorry..i am not sure what i am supposed to do.

Here's the 2 things i tried which didnt work:

 

<iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="100 height="100" src="<?php echo $ShowVideo; ?>"</iframe>

And

<iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html"

width="640" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.

com/embed/<?php echo $ShowVideo; ?>">

</iframe>

 

Could u help me with the correct synatx.

[djlee]

Your quotes are all over the place, that could be breaking it. the first one should be the one you want. but you have no quote ending the width attribute and the quote that ends the src attribute is in the wrong place. Fix that and try again.

[AyKay47]

should work..try

 

<iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" 
width="640" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.
com/embed/ID">
</iframe> //replace link

 

Edit: didn't mean to re-post this

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sorry..i updated it but still without any luck..

 

 

    <iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="100" height="100" src="<?php echo $ShowVideo; ?>"></iframe>