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MetalFreak26 · 2003-01-18 2:41 pm

how can i make my mp3 links on my site auto download. i've tried using cgi scripts, but my host doesn't support them yet. any other way to do it? javascript maybe? thanks. btw, the site addy is www.attackthesenses.com

Fracai · 2003-01-18 3:35 pm

you could try a http redirect in your header. the kinda thing that redirects you to the new location of a website. only you'd be directing to the mp3.

although it is a mp3 so it might just open in the browser.

try saving it as a .sit or something so it would actually download

do you want it to auto download or auto play?

different things.

but a redirect should work.

MetalFreak26 · 2003-01-19 3:49 pm

i want the songs to download when users click the link. right now, they have to right click (or control click) and save as. most people have no trouble. some with no knowledge of the net or lacking the ability to follow instructions, simply click the link.... then their browser loads about 20 seconds, runs out of memory, and they tell me it doesn't work:)

i'm not sure how to make a redirected link. any info?
thanks

Scott · 2003-01-19 6:58 pm

A simple link won't do it. The client browser determines how files with certain extentions behave.

There are ways to do it with scripting, IIRC you send it through the header. You will need to have php or perl or the like.

Basseq · 2003-02-06 6:33 pm

You could also link to your FTP sever (if you have one) using anonymous access.

Fracai · 2003-02-06 8:10 pm

or compress it.

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#1 2003-01-18 2:41 pm

make link download automatically?

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#4 2003-01-19 6:58 pm

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