Website works locally, but not at domain

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Please go to http://www.rdandthecs.com.

And then please download and extract http://www.rdandthecs.com/kirupa.zip.

Notice any difference after you test the one you have downloaded, to the one up on the interweb?..

What have I done wrong then?.. where am I going wrong? :stare:

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Heh, +1 for using ‘interweb’. You’re probably pathing something wrong, check the source for any external assets and make sure that it’s relevant on your server. You should also check for cross-domain requests that may be denied.

Make sure you’re running the debug version of the Flash player so that you can catch runtime errors when the SWF is embedded.

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Well,… all the files, .swf’s, .as’s, .mp3’s are on the same domain (www.rdandthecs.com) and in the correct folders, and actionscript I;ve written is all referenced relativley,… like, instead of “C:\Users\Chris\WEB\RD\mp3.xml” or “http://www.rdandthecs.com/mp3.xml”, I have “mp3.xml” 'cos its in the same folder. All the external .swf’s are loading, but no sound is playing and if you click the “contact” button (the typewriter) the corresponding page “contact.swf” wont load. I have changed all allowSciptAccess’s to “Always” in the HTML too.

Debug version?..

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No one can help with this then, im sure its something simple. Dont give me the answer even, maybe some advice.

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[quote=999chris;2350814]
Debug version?..[/quote]
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

I get a “The Compressed Folder is invalid or corrupted” error message so can’t check it out locally.

A few things to think about…

  1. Your HTML document doesn’t have an extension so the browser might be a little confused as to how it should be parsed.
  2. I had to substitute main.swf for this anonymous HTML page before the sounds would download to my cache. Once I’d done this, then the normal link worked. This does suggest that you’re not loading them properly in your Flash code.
  3. This is probably the same problem with the other external SWFs, e.g. Content.swf
  4. You might also want to check the capitalisation on your links. Some are uncapitalised, e.g. home.swf, while others are capitalised, e.g. Contact.swf. While that might not appear important, it will be on your server which will expect the spelling to match exactly.
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Oh, and you might also want to have a rethink about the self-advertising screen. While I can see why you’ve included it, it’s triggered far too early while still mousing over the rotating icons. I’d suggest that you move the hit area for that button/MC much lower down the page.

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Yeah, haha. The self advert is on “The List”.

Ok, #4 worked, and I can now bring up different “pages”.

Number 1 + 2 confuses me though,… On #1 do you mean .html/.htm?

2, has completley baffled me, I love being out of my depth!

EDIT: Fixed Zip file. http://www.rdandthecs.com/kirupa.zip

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RE #4…most errors of this fashion are caused by pathing issues, usually because of differences in punctuation.
RE #1…yes, I mean it should have an html or htm extension. Some browsers are cute enough to figure out that it’s html but some might not.
RE #2…I simply loaded main.swf instead of main.??? into my browser and it worked. On reflection, the problem is more likely to be caused by #4.
RE the advert…GOOD! :wink:

Hope that helps

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Ok, very strange things happening with my MP3 player,… If I go to www.rdandthecs.com no mp3’s play, but if I press the “Download” button, a new internet window pops up, the mp3 doesnt download, but if I refresh the page the mp3 plays in the mp3 player. Dah!.. And my contact form isnt working, but thats a php problem, again… out of my depth.