aseaofflames Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Is there any way to force a user to download a file from a remote server without transfering it to my server (or using readfile?) thanks in advance Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/134136-force-download-of-remote-file-saving-my-bandwidth/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanwb Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 header ('location: xyz.com'); xyz.com being the path to the file. Or you can use a meta redirect. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/134136-force-download-of-remote-file-saving-my-bandwidth/#findComment-698314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 lol That's called leeching/hotlinking and most sites do not like that and I wouldn't hold it against you if you get banned from that site for doing that. Not my way of doing things, but to each their own. Just giving some etiquette/ethics on the web. Why should they pay for bandwidth you are generating? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/134136-force-download-of-remote-file-saving-my-bandwidth/#findComment-698319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiloVir Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 BYOB!!! Buy your own bandwidth! Personally I hate people hotlinking me and htaccess files can help alot. if you leech bandwidth im pretty sure it is a crime. if you cant afford the 5$ a month then host it from your own computer. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/134136-force-download-of-remote-file-saving-my-bandwidth/#findComment-698325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiso Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 BYOB!!! Buy your own bandwidth! Personally I hate people hotlinking me and htaccess files can help alot. if you leech bandwidth im pretty sure it is a crime. if you cant afford the 5$ a month then host it from your own computer. Not a crime if the person does not put in the restrictions to prevent it. But I am with you it should be a crime. You leech my bandwidth and I slap you with a ban for your IP to my site. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/134136-force-download-of-remote-file-saving-my-bandwidth/#findComment-698333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aseaofflames Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 gosh, so harsh. I am trying to allow file downloads from a music hosting site (mediamaster.com) they already allow users to stream the same files I want to allow downloads of. I guess it could be considered leaching, but they already offer a java program that allows users to do this. I was just trying to recreate the program in php so it could be used anywhere with internet access. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/134136-force-download-of-remote-file-saving-my-bandwidth/#findComment-698344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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