Question

Is it possible to have flash content(mp3 player) to always stay on a main html page that uses php include when switching between pages?(home/about/contact etc)?

SOLUTION:
I used SCM music player plugin, and also dedicated html page for MP3 playing.

Answer 1

Let’s say you content is set up like so:

<ul id="nav">
  <li><a href="/some/link">Go Here</a></li>
  <li><a href="/some/other/link">Go Here Instead</a></li>
</ul>
<div id="flash">
  <!-- mp3 player -->
</div>
<div id="content>
  <!-- main content -->
</div>

We can tell those links to load in the #content div rather than redirect the whole page. Using jQuery:

$('ul#nav li a').click(function() {
  $('#content').load($(this).attr('href'));
  return false;
}):

The link’s content will now load into the #content div. Obviously there are repercussions: the browser’s url doesn’t change, the content needs to be view only (no top-level layout) unless you use jQuery’s “partial load”, etc.

It’s not ideal. I’d say just open a new window for the player entirely.