The xmoovStream Server update comes sooner than expected. This version includes a bug fix (Thanks Fawad Rashid astutesol.com) and a few improvements.
The bug or better yet mistake was a function in the install helper that specifically checks for the Apache rewrite_engine module. Those not running Apache got an error of course. This has been corrected and the install helper will automatically fall back to using query strings if no rewrite_engine module is detected.
One of the improvements concerns bandwidth throttling. In version 0.8.2b, the throttling function included the burst data in it’s bandwidth calculation. This caused the xmoovStream server to wait before sending further data after a burst in order to “obey” configured KB/s. This of course defeats the purpose of having the burst setting. This has now been corrected.
Below is a list of all the changes for version 0.8.3b
1. Server configuration files no longer need the dot (.) before the file extension when defining MIME types.
2. The xmoovStream Server no longer includes burst data in the calculation of bandwidth throttling.
3. The default buffer_size was changed to 8KB, the maximum possible setting.
4. Improved rewrite engine detection for the install helper.
5. Revised xmoovStream Server Documentation.