Downloading mp3s using headers is taking forever?

[spires]

Hi

i'm trying to get a link that when clicked (not right clicked) will download a MP3 file.
I think i have it working, but when the file is downloading it takes forever then crashes.

Does this code look right to you.
[code]
$dir = '../cart/mp31/';
$file = $dir.$_REQUEST['userfile_name1'];


header("Pragma: public");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header('Content-length: '.filesize($file));
header("Content-Type: application/force-download");
header( "Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".basename($file));

header( "Content-Description: File Transfer");
[/code]

goto:
www.nickyrubin.com/members
username = [email protected]
password = p4fnhtx9

thanks for anyhelp

[effigy]

You're not sending data? Where's the [tt]@readfile($file);[/tt]?

[spires]

OK,

that makes sence! i supose it would help.

Where do i place the code.
Is it at the end?

[akrytus]

Are you aware that your username and password are being sent over the url.  Everyone can see them, and capture them.

Try just making a link to the actual file that simple.

<a href="..song.mp3">Song.mp3</a>

[spires]

Coool!

it work wounders.
thanks mate.

If i link to the mp3, wount  that only play the track? not download it.

[akrytus]

It shouldnt play it, that would be streaming audio or something.  Never messed with that before.  Should download.

[spires]

Just tryed it, it  only plays the track. It dont download it.

[akrytus]

Huh, learned something new today!  Well now I know.


Also I had to login twice.  Does it do that for you?

[spires]

Yeah,

I'm not to sure why yet.

I'm going try and now fix the Quantity problem, then look into that.

one problem after another.

[ryanlwh]

[quote author=spires link=topic=104660.msg417596#msg417596 date=1155842498]
Just tryed it, it  only plays the track. It dont download it.
[/quote]
It downloads to the temp folder on your computer and plays it immediately with your default player. So technically you've "downloaded" it, just without the prompt. If you want to "force" download then use the php header method, and you need to print/echo the file to screen after the headers, so that user will get the data.