HTML5 audio element with dynamic source

Question

I have a basic audio player:

<audio controls="controls" autoplay="true" loop="loop">
<source src="song.php" type="audio/mpeg" />
</audio>

And instead of the source pointing directly to the MP3 file I have it pointed at a PHP file which then points to the MP3 file, which works. But, when the current track is over the PHP file is pointing to a new MP3 file. So, the problem that I have is that when the player goes to loop, with the new MP3 file, it completely stops working. Is there any way around this? Is there a way to do this with a playlist or any other players?

Answer 1

Copied from your duplicate question:

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For starters, you are attaching a new event handler every single time the element is clicked. If someone frequently pauses the music, they will run into problems.

Intead, try this:

<audio id="audio" autoplay controls src="song.php" type="audio/mpeg"></audio>
<script type="text/javascript">
    document.getElementById('audio').addEventListener("ended",function() {
        this.src = "song.php?nocache="+new Date().getTime();
        this.play();
    });
</script>

I'm assuming that song.php is a PHP file that returns the audio data. The nocache query parameter will ensure that the file is actually called every time.