download files into their computer

[604sweetqt]

Is it possible to get the html for that...:confused:

I want to post music, video...etc for people to download from me and save it into their computer.

[djr33]

You can't do it automatically... definitely not. (Downloading without their consent.)

But, you can suggest it. Just put "right click, save as" next to the link.

Using, I believe, .htaccess, you can specify outputting certain files as download only and using PHP you can output a file (fairly easily) and use a header for download. Internet Explorer can ignore this, though.

[mburt]

And your server has to be set up for .htaccess, and might have a different file configuration name.

[604sweetqt]

I don't really understand sorry

I don't wanna download from other people, I want to let people download files from me

is it possible...:confused:

[yoshi555]

if you wanna do that put it into a zip file or a .wav and use the <a href="sound.wav">Download Music</a> and if you want ot put the music on ur site to <embed src="sound.wav"></embed>

[Twey]

The ZIP is a very good idea. Most default configurations will either save a ZIP or open it, displaying the files inside, which will suit your purpose.

WAVs, however, are a very poor idea for distrubution over the Internet, due to sheer filesize. Stick your music in a ZIP as well.

[mburt]

Links to music often try to play the music before downloading, same with images.

[BLiZZaRD]

Links to music often try to play the music before downloading, same with images.

Specially if visitor has QT installed and set as default browser use for sound files. It's quite annoying really.

[mburt]

Very annoying. I tryed to set up a page for music downloads and failed first attempt - for one, I have QT installed, and it would play instead - two, it would be unreliable, meaning some people might be able to download it, some being forced to play it.

[BLiZZaRD]

Another option is to make a text link to the sound and add the "right-click on the link and save as.." instructions, but with a lot of sound files that may become a burden.

[mburt]

I resolved it using php... I lost the page and forgot how to do it, so that's not much help :) I can remember some, but still not enough to share.

[BLiZZaRD]

You could always set up a default download page, like what hotscripts and download.com do where they take you to another page and auto download it for you.

That is fairly simple to set up as well. Still a lot of coding though.

[mburt]

That is fairly simple to set up as well. Still a lot of coding though.
"fairly" being a keyword there.

[BLiZZaRD]

Depends on how customized you want to get, how crazy you want that page to be. If you don't really care you can find scripts set up and ready to go to do that already :D

[Twey]

<?php
$download_dir = '../downloads/';
$fn = $_GET['file'];
if(strpos($fn, '..') !== false || strpos($fn, '/') !== false) die('Crack attempt.');
$ffn = $download_dir . $fn;
if(!file_exists($ffn) die('File not found.');
header('Content-Type: application/x-octet-stream');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=' . $fn);
readfile($ffn);
?>