Icecast Streaming Media Server

[cvyz]

Hello,

I would like some help on the following matter.
Two people connect to the same icecast server. Each one broadcasting on a different mount.
For example,
DJ A broadcasts on /dja.ogg and DJ B broadcasts on /djb.ogg

I would like to have a button on my web page, that when pressed it transfers all the active
listeners from mount dja.ogg to mount djb.ogg.
I know that the http request should look something like
http://server:port/admin/moveclients.xsl?mount=/dja.ogg&destination=/djb.ogg
but I keep on getting a popup window requesting username/password.

How can i pass icecast's admin-user and admin-password info to that http request?
I'm using Flex action script, but I wouldn't mind using a php script instead.

Thanx,
Christos

PS.1 I already tried http://username:password@server:port/admin/moveclients.xsl?mount=/dja.ogg&destination=/djb.ogg
to no avail

[karlH]

You will need to pass a user/pass or else anyone could do the moving. The URL you described is the general way to specify that as a single URL but that will translate to a header being sent as part of the request. If the system you are using cannot handle http basic auth then you'll have to create the header yourself and send it.

karl.

[cvyz]

what should the header look like?

something like this???
"Authentication", "Basic myadmin:mypassword"

the URLRequestHeader class in flex, gets 2 params. name and value.

forgive me, but I'm a major noob to internet programming.

[karlH]

the http RFC has the details. You could try to use curl or wget on the same url which allows for the user/pass to be supplied, add on the verbose flag to see the headers.

karl.