EASY SSP / LINUX / JOOMLA 1.5 - INSTRUCTIONS

[Invectra]

Since I figured out how to get this working on my two Joomla systems - I will post what I did.

My System Consists of:
SSP Director (HOSTED) | Flash Standalone .SWF | EASYSSP Modules (MODIFIED!!) | Joomla 1.5

1) First download the standalone slideshowpro.swf files. IMPORTANT: You want THEIR param.xml file.

2) Download and install the EASY SSP Module to your Joomla 1.5

3) Create a folder for 'flash' in your /templates/YOURTEMPLATE directory: (  /templates/YOURTEMPLATE/flash/ )

4) Place the slideshowpro.swf into your /flash folder | If you have flash's expressInstall.swf file, also put it there. If you do not know what this file is, don't worry - it's for people who don't have the most current version of flash.

5) Place the param.xml file into your /flash folder

**By now, you should have your template directory setup as follows**
/templates/YOURTEMPLATE/flash/ - with your important data inside.

6) These NEXT steps require you to modify /modules/mod_easyssp/mod_easyssp.php :
Line 18 and Line 36

Depending on what system you are using, you may or may not need the leading ' / ' on line 18 - for now, let's leave this line as is:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo JURI::base();?>/modules/mod_easyssp/swfobject.js"></script>

Change line 36 as follows:

Original Code:

Code:

swfobject.embedSWF("<?php echo JURI::base();?>slideshowpro.swf", "<?php echo $unid; ?>", "<?php echo $width; ?>", "<?php echo $height; ?>", "9.0.0", "<?php echo JURI::base();?>expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes);

Change to:

Code:

swfobject.embedSWF("<?php echo JURI::base();?>templates/YOURTEMPLATE/flash/slideshowpro.swf", "<?php echo $unid; ?>", "<?php echo $width; ?>", "<?php echo $height; ?>", "9.0.0", "<?php echo JURI::base();?>templates/YOURTEMPLATE/flash/expressInstall.swf", flashvars, params, attributes);

So, you should be almost home!

7) Log into your Joomla 1.5 Administrator panel and go to Extensions - Module Manager

8 ) Find the easySSP module and open it.

9) Enable the module (of course) and set your Module Width, Module Height and your Param File Path should be as follows:
/templates/YOURTEMPLATE/flash/param.xml    <--keep in mind you can have other xml files doing different functions in the same directory!

10) Save your module

11) Open up your param.xml file. Once again, you SHOULD be using the param.xml file that came with your standalone slideshowpro.swf.

12) Line 159 - should be the XML path of your director file.

13) Line 160 - should be set to "Director"

14) Save this file and test it. If you still are NOT getting anything, DO NOT PANIC! This is why it is not working...
View the SOURCE CODE of your website from a browser...A simple leading ' / ' could be whats between you and a working SSP slideshow. For example:

Code:

swfobject.embedSWF("http://YOURWEBSITE.com//templates/YOURTEMPLATE/flash/slideshowpro.swf",

Code:

swfobject.embedSWF("http://YOURWEBSITE.comtemplates/YOURTEMPLATE/flash/slideshowpro.swf",

These errors can be fixed by going back to /modules/mod_easyssp/mod_easyssp.php

This worked for me - I have two websites in the works that use SSP Director (Hosted) with EasySSP

http://www.invectradesign.com
http://www.invectra3dstudios.com


P.S. Don't forget your crossdomain.xml file - http://forums.slideshowpro.net/viewtopic.php?id=1548

[kpenner]

Thank you very much.  Your tutorial was right on the money, right down to a problem with the backslash.

Well done!!!  Just want I needed.  Works perfectly now.

Here are two slide shows using your method

http://www.wildernessedge.com/
and
https://www.wildernessedge.com/activities/natural-waterslide

[ALBIREO]

Hm... it looks like it doesn't work for me or I miss something...
Joomla 1.5.14, SSP 1.9.3, Director 1.2.12 and "Easy"SSP.

My result is strictly dependable of which .swf file I use.
I customized slideshowpro.swf for my needs and after that created param.xml.
Two different albums - two different .swf files and two different param.xml files too.

So, I put param.xml files in template directory like this:

templates/MY_TEMPLATE/flash/dir1/param.xml (with album 1)
templates/MY_TEMPLATE/flash/dir2/param.xml (with album 2)

and one customized slideshowpro.swf in:
template/MY_TEMPLATE/flash/slideshowpro.swf

It doesn't matter if I use customize "param.xml along with it's .swf file or I use the "original" param.xml which comes with the standalone version of SSP. The result is just the same.

When I use the .swf customized for "album 1", both albums show the same content - images from album 1.
When I put the other "album 2 customized .swf", again - both albums show exactly the same content - images from album 2.
Both pages in my Joomla site has different param.xml in their source...
I tried with the non-customized slideshowpro.swf - it doesn't show any image from the director's xml path.

"Easy"SSP plug-in is configured as mentioned above in the INSTRUCTION.
In Joomla administrator panel, I've made copy of "Easy"SSP. Both "Easy"SSP modules are configured for their own param files and have different Unique ID's.

I don't know what to do...
Where is my mistake and what I miss?

[ALBIREO]

I tried again only with the standalone .swf and .xml file. Only navigation and borders appears. No images... Am I sure, that the xml path to director's album is correct? Yes! Because I use this path for another album, which is working perfectly, but outside Joomla system...

[Abishai]

Where do I find this param.xml file?  Or how do I create it?

I'm using SSP for flash 1.9.7
Joomla 1.5.14
Flash CS3

Thanks in advance.

[ALBIREO]

param.xml is located in Standalone/Samples.
Use Ctrl + F (Windows OS) or cmd + F (Mac OS) and search for it.

[Abishai]

Unfortunately, the latest version (1.9.7) of "SSP for Flash" does not come with standalone samples.  Folks at SSP have decided to sell their Standalone version for another $29.

For those encountering the same issue, I found this in the SSP userguide:

FLASH CS3 OR HIGHER

If using Flash CS3 or higher, SlideShowPro for Flash comes with a couple of Commands you can use to make this process easy. First, open the FLA containing the older instance of SlideShowPro. Second, select the instance on the Stage and make sure it has an instance name assigned to it in the Properties panel (Window > Properties). Third, select "Commands > SSP - Export Param XML" from application menu. You will be prompted to enter the aforementioned instance name, and if found the command will save an XML file. Save it as "param.xml" to your desktop.

Got EasySSP to work.

[jumla15_guy]

Unfortunately, the latest version (1.9.7) of "SSP for Flash" does not come with standalone samples.  Folks at SSP have decided to sell their Standalone version for another $29.

Got EasySSP to work.

Thanks for the info about creating the XML file, but where did you find the slideshowpro.swf file?

[sambob]

Was a fan of SSP (and tried Easy SSP) across 4 websites.

And once set up it does work well but it can be tricky.

An easier solution (and what I now use) is the JS image rotator.  VERY simple)

http://www.joomlashack.com/extensions/170-flash-rotator-module-version-25-unbranded