How to do video streaming?

[eluser]adityamenon[/eluser]
I'm not going to bare anything!!!

Do you want to stream from your own server? That's an expensive proposition! Hosting charges are going to shoot through the roof even if you have moderate traffic. Ffmpeg is only a program that helps you convert files uploaded by your users to .flv format. Streaming still has to be handled separately.

You might want to check out Adobe Flash Media Server. The price is mind boggling.

Also, check this out http://tinyurl.com/3qg87u7

I don't think Vimeo will allow you stream video on YOUR website from THEIR server. Probably the best you can do is stream your video on their servers on Vimeo.com, for a fee.

CodeIgniter has very little part to play in all this. CI can only help you glue together the components of your Video Streaming site, and handle stuff like authentication etc.