Text to speech, then save to file, serve to client

[cas97]

Hello, with PHP (Or I can have PHP launch an application that'll do it) I'd like to make a script that will take text, use speech to say it, then send it back.

How can I do this?

edit:
I'd have to use a middle program like I said above, so like
[PHP page] -system()-> [Program] -> either it's set by system (like 'app.exe -out:randomnumbers.wav') or it writes the url out

[Fetret]

Well the fact that you are asking how you can do all these things subtly implies that you won't be able to do them, which to some might be funny.

[cas97]

It's not that funny really, I just don't know how to make speech and save it to a wav/mp3

[Fetret]

I don't think it is funny as well, but I was explaining why people might be rating you funny. Sorry I don't have any experience with PHP, otherwise I would have helped you.

[SantanaDVX]

Just record microsoft sam, save as .wav, and add to your HLDJ/HLSS playlist.
Or buy a mic.

[cas97]

um... this has nothing to do with HLDJ/HLSS

[Steve Vai]

[QUOTE=cas97;18513733]Hello, with PHP (Or I can have PHP launch an application that'll do it) I'd like to make a script that will take text, use speech to say it, then send it back.

How can I do this?[/QUOTE]

Long answer: You seem to underestimate the complexity of this task.

Short answer: RATED FUNNY LOL

[BmB]

You could use middleware I guess.

[cas97]

@steve vai: Boy that was helpful, I rate you wrenches.
@bmb: most useful post yet

[jA_cOp]

It's really simple with SAPI from C++/COM, so go look for a Microsoft SAPI module for PHP.

[Wyzard]

If you have a text-to-speech converter program that can be run from the command line, you can use PHP's system() function to run it and make it put its output in a temp file, then send back the contents of the temp file.

If you were expecting to make your own text-to-speech engine in PHP, think again.

[cas97]

I found a program called Festival, but it's for *nix and I have windows :/

[Agent766]

Use *nix host :D

It'd be your best bet anyway.

[editline]04:15PM[/editline]

Wait, did you plan on hosting this locally?

[cas97]

well right now I'm just using XAMPP
either way, my web host also is windows and I don't think I'd be able to run a program on it

[BmB]

if it's Eindows I guess you should be able to access the quite capable Microsoft Speech engine. though I have no clue whether PHP can do such a thing.

[TehDoomCat]

On linux, on unrestricted hosting (where PHP lets you run the passthru() function) you could've installed [url=http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/flite/]flite[/url], and invoked it like

<?php
header("Content-type: audio/x-wav");
passthru("flite -t ".escapeshellcmd($_GET['text'])." | cat");
?>

Buuut it's very rare on shared hosting that they'd let you run system() calls, and you already said your webhost runs windows, so this post is completely pointless... ):

[cas97]

Somebody compile a windows32 version of Festival and/or flite.
:kiddo: please?

Also which is better? They look the same.

[editline]02:04PM[/editline]

also, bmb: I've been able to write php scripts that can get to other programs, so it can, I just don't know how to write the program

[Agent766]

Why don't you? It's not to compile a program. And why not use a premade program?

[cas97]

because Festival and Flite don't come compiled, and I'm not sure how to