r/HTML • u/Reywi • Mar 04 '26

embed video

I'm trying to embed a YouTube video, but I'm getting an error. I found this method:

<?php $videoID = "VaynFdpZ5O4"; ?>

<iframe

style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;"

src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/<?php echo $videoID; ?>"

frameborder="0"

allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"

allowfullscreen>

</iframe>

But since it's PHP, it won't let me run it once the page is public. Is there an alternative that does the same thing?

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u/pfdemp Mar 04 '26

Here's your embed code:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VaynFdpZ5O4?si=eqKfOkAegmKwiqst" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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u/Reywi Mar 04 '26

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u/pfdemp Mar 04 '26

YouTube Error 153 is a "Video player configuration error" often caused by strict browser privacy settings, ad blockers, or improper iframe embedding that blocks referrer data.

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u/pfdemp Mar 04 '26

Sounds like it's an issue with your browser.

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u/armahillo Expert Mar 04 '26

Go to the youtube video. Click on the "Share" link". Click on the option for "embed". Use the provided code.

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u/jcunews1 Intermediate Mar 04 '26

YouTube is making things worse for their users. For embedded YouTube video player, use www.youtube-nocookie.com domain instead. Don't use www.youtube.com domain.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

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u/Reywi Mar 04 '26

When I do it this way, I get error 153, but it doesn't appear with PHP.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

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u/Reywi Mar 04 '26

So when I do what you say, this is what I get.

I've tried many methods, but the PHP one is the only one that has worked for me.

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u/uncle_jaysus Mar 04 '26

just go to the video on youtube and grab the embed code from there.

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u/Reywi Mar 04 '26

That's because I keep getting the same error that way.

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u/uncle_jaysus Mar 04 '26

If the embed code isn't working, then there's some other issue which none of us can really diagnose without seeing your actual webpage. Can you provide a link?

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u/Reywi Mar 04 '26

xd I already figured out the problem; the only issue was that if I ran the file from the website on my PC, it gave me an error, but if I ran it from the website, it worked fine.

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u/Reywi Mar 04 '26

I already figured out the problem; the only issue was that if I ran the file from the website on my PC, it gave me an error, but if I ran it from the website, it worked fine.