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compressed video file not play in VideoView from WebServer

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i’m developing application which record the video and save to web server, and since recorded video have too much size i use compression technique SiliCompressor in order to reduce size of original video.

after applying compression technique, video size reduces and i also play that compressed video file into my VideoView and till here working perfectly.

when i upload compressed video file to my live webserver and try to play video from url in VideoView, it’s not playing.

However it work in my localhost server well.

can u help me what is problem ?

here is my code to play video from my live web server

VideoView vv = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.vv);
      vv.setZOrderOnTop(true);

      try {
          MediaController mediacontroller = new MediaController(this);
          mediacontroller.setAnchorView(vv);

          Uri uri = Uri.parse(_video_link);
          vv.setMediaController(mediacontroller);
          vv.setVideoURI(uri);
          vv.seekTo(1);

      } catch (Exception e) {
          Log.e("Error", e.getMessage());
          e.printStackTrace();
      }

      vv.requestFocus();
      vv.setOnPreparedListener(new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
          public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {

              mp.setLooping(true);
              vv.start();

          }
      });
      vv.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
          @Override
          public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp)
          {
              vv.resume();
          }
      });