First you'll want to install these packages:

• archivers/unzip - you need this to unzip the getID3 library

Now we'll check out the necessary Drupal modules using CVS. CVS makes it very easy to keep up-to-date on changes made to the modules. It's as simple as running cvs up -dP.

Use the following commands to grab copies. Note that the CVS output is omitted:

Make the station_archive.module's import directory writable by the web server:

The audio module need the getID3 library to do it's thing so we'll download version 1.7.7 and install that:

Enable the modules on the admin >> modules page. Make sure to enable the following:

• audio
• audio_getid3
• station
• station_archive
• station_schedule
• taxonomy
• views
• views_rss

Now check the settings for each module.

• Open admin >> settings >> audio >> getid3 and make sure that audio_getid3 found the getID3 library.
• Configure the station module at admin >> settings >> station. If the schedule module is running on another machine, you'll want to set the XML-RPC URL.

Edit /usr/local/www/drupal/sites/all/modules/station/archive/scripts/ripper.inc. Set your web stream's URL, the full path of the import directory, and the full path to the stream ripper executable. If you're using all the paths I've been using you won't have to change a thing.

Test running the ripper script on the command line:

If you see any error messages you'll need to correct those. If not, it'll grind away ripping the stream for up-to an hour. Let it run for a few minutes then stop it by pressing CTRL+C.

Look in the import directory and make sure you've got an .MP3 file:

There should be a .CUE file in there. Go a head and delete it:

The audio files are automatically imported as part of a cron task. Manually run Drupal's cron.php script so we can test the process (make sure to use your URL):

Check that an audio node was created by visiting Home > > audio.

If that worked out all right it's time to add some cronjobs to run the ripper script automatically.

Here's a sample cronjob that rips every hour of the day:

For more information on cronjobs, consult your man pages. The Wikipedia Crontab article is handy too.

You may also want to review the Drupal handbook pages for the modules we've just installed:

• Audio
• Station
• Views