php - How to get meta data out of mp3 files

Question

Can anyone recommend a good standalone class (not part of PEAR) or another method for me to grab some basic meta data from about 1,400 MP3 files?

Answer 1

http://getid3.sourceforge.net/

Works with both ID3 v1 and V2. Reads more than just id3 but should fit the bill. You can also play with the following taken from http://www.htmlhelpcentral.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=12006

<? 
class?CMP3File?{ 
?var?$title;var?$artist;var?$album;var?$year;var?$comment;var?$genre; 
?function?getid3?($file)?{ 
??if?(file_exists($file))?{ 
???$id_start=filesize($file)-128; 
???$fp=fopen($file,"r"); 
???fseek($fp,$id_start); 
???$tag=fread($fp,3); 
???if?($tag?==?"TAG")?{ 
????$this->title=fread($fp,30); 
????$this->artist=fread($fp,30); 
????$this->album=fread($fp,30); 
????$this->year=fread($fp,4); 
????$this->comment=fread($fp,30); 
????$this->genre=fread($fp,1); 
????fclose($fp); 
????return?true; 
???}?else?{ 
????fclose($fp); 
????return?false; 
???} 
??}?else?{?return?false;?} 
?} 
} 
?>