Installing and using iTunesWatcher [unofficial release 2.5.3]
current version 2.5.3
The first thing you need to do is download the iTunesWatcher package. The package contains all the scripts needed for your server. The minimum requirements for iTunesWatcher are:
- iTunes 4 or higher.
- MySQL and PHP on your server.
If you have the requirements, click here to download the latest version.
After you download the package, you will need to edit a configuration file. Open the configuration.php file in /music/inc/ in a text editor, and edit it with the appropriate information. Directions are included in the file. Please note: in order for album art to be added in your song listings, you will need an Amazon.com Web API Token.
for Mac:
iTunes Watcher uses an AppleScript that stays running in the background to communicate with iTunes and the server. This AppleScript is available from www.growinglogic.com/.
It is recommended that you place the iTunes Watcher AppleScript next to iTunes in your dock. To monitor the activity of iTunes and post the songs you play to your web site, just launch the compiled AppleScript, and it’ll do the rest for you. To stop monitoring iTunes, just quit the AppleScript. It is recommended that you quit the AppleScript before iTunes since the script will automatically launch iTunes again if left open.
for Win:
On Windows iTunes Watcher uses a program called iTunesWatcher for Windows that stays running in the background to communicate with iTunes and the server. You can get it from: www.crea-doo.at/ituneswatcher/.
Finally, you need to upload all the files in the /music/ folder to your server and run the installer. At this time, it would be a good idea to re-check the configuration files (see step 2). To run the installer, point your browser to the _installer.php file, and follow the instructions. If the installer returns errors (in red), re-check the configuration files, and re-upload them. For security purposes, you should delete the installer when you are done.
Now that you are all setup, you are now ready to use iTunes Watcher.
Enjoy!
iTunesWatcher » hacks
Have a look at this site, if you want to use iTunesWatcher with cUrl.
But don't replace the functions.php with the patched one! Patch the functions php yourself or use the "functions_curl.php" from the "inc"-folder, because otherwise the changes from version 2.5.3 will be overwritten.
iTunesWatcher » development
Get the code of the versions of iTunesSpy listed below:
| version | folder | zip |
| 2.5.3 | 2.5.3/ | zip |
| 2.5.2 | 2.5.2/ | zip |
| 2.5.1 | 2.5.1/ | zip |