SermonSpeaker creating lots of huge zip files

Is it possible with Joomla and PHP to create a flat txt file and in that file have sermon mp3 file names. i.e. 1001.txt for series 1001. all you have to do is read contents of that file and see if that matches array list if it's different create a new zip file. just throwing ideas out there. I did this before with Visual Basic, not sure if it's possible with PHP.

Manuel Kuhs wrote: In that case there should definitely be an option to deactivate series downloads for large series. E.g. I have Heidelberg Catechism series which has almost 100 sermons!

Would you prefer a toggle button like the "state" where you manually disbable download for series, or better an automatic function with a parameter which disables the download for all series with more sermons than the set amount? I tend to the automatic function.

Andrei Chernyshev wrote: Is it possible with Joomla and PHP to create a flat txt file and in that file have sermon mp3 file names. i.e. 1001.txt for series 1001. all you have to do is read contents of that file and see if that matches array list if it's different create a new zip file. just throwing ideas out there. I did this before with Visual Basic, not sure if it's possible with PHP.

It's possible, but then I'd rather do it with the database. I think the database will be faster. I could add two fields to the series table: "zip_created" and "zip_content" and a field to the sermon stable: "modified".
If I compare the ids found in zip_content with the list of sermons and compare the latest modified date with the zip_created date, that would be quite safe I think.

Thomas Hunziker wrote:

Manuel Kuhs wrote: In that case there should definitely be an option to deactivate series downloads for large series. E.g. I have Heidelberg Catechism series which has almost 100 sermons!

Would you prefer a toggle button like the "state" where you manually disbable download for series, or better an automatic function with a parameter which disables the download for all series with more sermons than the set amount? I tend to the automatic function.

If it's not too much work, I would say the ideal solution would be BOTH:

* A toggle in the series parameters (so that it can be selected separately for each series) for series download, with 3 options, option 2 selected by default:
1. Disable series download
2. Enable series download (max x)
3. Enable series download (unlimited)

* The ability to set a default maximum number of sermons in a series (x) for which to allow series downloads

To be totally flexible, selecting (2) would then make a new field in the series parameters appear, in which to set x for only the current series

But perhaps I'm being too comprehensive

I can do this, but not as a toggle like the "state" field. It would be a dropdown select in the series form with the options

• disable
• auto
• enable

where "auto" would be default and consider the global parameter for an amount of sermons.

I don't think a parameter per series would make a lot of sense.

Now I only have to find time to make it