How To - iTunes Remote (MAC ONLY)

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How-To

How-To iTunes Remote via Web Browser

HOW-TO:
NOTE: YOU CAN USE ANY BROWSER ON ANY OS TO CONTROL iTunes BUT YOU CAN ONLY SET IT UP ON MAC - THIS WILL NOT WORK ON WINDOWS CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE UNIX COMMANDS TO CONTROL IT.
WARNING: THIS MAKES SECURITY RISKS ON YOUR COMPUTER!
Step 1 - Modify httpd.conf
1) Open Terminal and locate to the patch /etc/httpd type in sudo pico httpd.conf
A lot of these things you'll have to find within httpd.conf - but after you do one, it'll be next down the line:

Take the # off of LoadModule php4_module libexec/httpd/libphp4.so
Take the # off of AddModule mod_php4.c
Find:
#
User www
Group www

and change it to
#
User your_short_username #mine is sbarn
Group staff

Find:

DirectoryIndex index.html

Add a space after index.html and add index.php
Hit Control O to bring up the save file at the bottom, hit enter then control X to exit.

Next type:

sudo apachectl graceful

Now for Step 2 - Creating the PHP File
2)I'm changing this site so you guys can make it just that awesome, here's the code that you place in the index.php - I cut the image from iTunes via Command + Shift + 4 - here's the entire code:

<html> 
                                    

<head> 
                                     
                                    <title>Remote Control iTunes</title> 
                                    </head> 
                                    <body><center>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="//ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script>
</center>

<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-4KX380T5BD"></script>
<script>
  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
  gtag('js', new Date());

gtag('config', 'G-4KX380T5BD');
</script>

<geoads></geoads>
 
                                    <? 
                                    $q = $_GET['q']; 
                                    switch ($q) 
                                    { 
                                    case ""; 
                                    //echo "You need to send me a command, then I shall execute it"; 
                                    break; 
                                    case "play"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to play'"); 
                                    //echo "Playing"; 
                                    break; 
                                    
                                    case "pause"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to pause'"); 
                                    //echo "Pausing"; 
                                    break; 
                                    
                                    case "playpause"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to playpause'"); 
                                    //echo "Toggling Play"; 
                                    break; 
                                    
                                    case "next"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to next track'"); 
                                    //echo "Next Track"; 
                                    break; 
                                    
                                    case "prev"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to previous track'"); 
                                    //echo "Previous Track"; 
                                    break; 
                                    
                                    case "louder"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to set sound volume to sound volume + 5'"); 
                                    //echo "Turning Up the Volume"; 
                                    break; 
                                    
                                    case "quieter"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to set sound volume to sound volume - 5'"); 
                                    //echo "Turning Down the Volume"; 
                                    break; 
                                    case "open"; 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to open'"); 
                                    break; 
                                    case "mute"; 
                                    mutev(); 
                                    //echo "Muting the Volume"; 
                                    break; 
                                    } 
                                     
                                     
                                    function mutev() 
                                    { 
                                    //echo "start mute function 
                                    "; 
                                     
                                    $data = file_get_contents("http://www.geocities.com/Library/WebServer/Documents/volume.txt"); 
                                     
                                    $logfile = fopen("http://www.geocities.com/Library/WebServer/Documents/volume.txt",'w'); 
                                     
                                    $oldvolume = exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to sound volume'"); 
                                     
                                    //echo "volume data:$data: 
                                    "; 
                                    if ($data == "x") 
                                    { 
                                    fwrite($logfile,$oldvolume); 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to set sound volume to 0'"); 
                                    } 
                                    else 
                                    { 
                                    fwrite($logfile,"x"); 
                                    exec("osascript -e 'tell app \"iTunes\" to set sound volume to $data'"); 
                                    } 
                                    fclose($logfile); 
                                    } 
                                     
                                    ?> 
                                    <p>  <img src="http://www.geocities.com/slooksterpsv/Actions1.png" border="0" height="66" usemap="#Map" width="131"> 
                                      <map name="Map"> 
                                        <area shape="rect" coords="101,46,123,59" href="http://www.geocities.com/slooksterpsv/index.php?q=louder"> 
                                        <area shape="rect" coords="44,6,85,46" href="http://www.geocities.com/slooksterpsv/index.php?q=playpause"> 
                                        <area shape="rect" coords="11,9,43,45" href="http://www.geocities.com/slooksterpsv/index.php?q=prev"> 
                                        <area shape="rect" coords="87,8,117,44" href="http://www.geocities.com/slooksterpsv/index.php?q=next"> 
                                        <area shape="rect" coords="3,47,25,60" href="http://www.geocities.com/slooksterpsv/index.php?q=quieter"> 
                                      </map> 
                                    </p> 
                                    </body> 
                                    

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--notice what I commented oout - read what the lines say, if you're webs server isn't where I have it (via /Library/WebServer/Documents) you need to change a few things then 2 lines that say that thing, change it to the location of your server, these lines:
$data = file_get_contents("/Library/WebServer/Documents/volume.txt");

$logfile = fopen("/Library/WebServer/Documents/volume.txt",'w');

Now in your terminal, type this (you may need to change /Library... to the location of your web server:
cd /Library/WebServer/Documents
pico volume.txt
Control+O
Enter
Control+X

Now type in: sudo chmod 777 volume.txt

Step 3 Test to see if it works:
3) Type into Safari, or whatever browser you want to use:
ip_address/index.php
YAY IT SHOULD WORK =D, here is a link to the image I used for the functions: MISSING RIGHT NOW

The volume icons control the volume - the next and previous control the track - the play button controls play and pause.

I found out how to do this here: http://www.whatsmyip.org/itunesremote/

Updated August 9th 2005