Is FFmpeg on a shared hosting account difficult, or is it absolutely hopeless?

I was going to give it a go by dropping the full ffmpeg directory into /sites/all/libraries/ffmpeg but the path is supposed to be absolute, so I think I'm all wet here. Am I correct in guessing the *only* option is to sign up for AWS?

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kenwen commented

Hi there,

my host said that the server load of running ffmpeg meant that it would be extremely unlikely to be available for shared hosting.

i had to opt for cloud or dedicated hosting or use the aws option

Todd Young’s picture

Todd Young commented

Thanks for the feedback. I'm pretty sure this is the case on my shared account too, whenerver I goof a cron job and eat too many cycles the put my sites in the penalty box for about 10 minutes - I'm sure ffmpeg would be considerably worse.

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kenwen commented

Hi Todd,

I'm working on using zencoder - got a final hiccup to resolve but it looks like a great, and cheap solution.

considering that here in the UK the cheapest hosting package that will allow for ffmpeg to be installed is about £100, ZC is a much cheaper option

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Jean Gionet commented

this wiki helped me for my shared hosting.. however I'm still having issues with library paths.. but it might help you get going.

http://wiki.dreamhost.com/FFmpeg

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You can compile the ffmpeg source and create a binary to use in shared host. Checkout my GitHub for more details on installing FFMPEG.

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Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

https://github.com/heidisoft/FFMPEG-install-script-for-shared-host