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p3rsian

01-14-2009 11:17 PM

How can I make a link to a movie file be a download link?

How can I make a link to a movie file be a download link, so that when they click it, it will be as if they right clicked and chose save as... so I don't want the movie to play but be downloaded instead. for both .wmv and .mpg files

VIPimp

01-14-2009 11:20 PM

newb!
I think it has to be with a server setting or something on server side? Not sure though.

p3rsian

01-15-2009 12:13 PM

:( anyone??

Inter-Sex

01-15-2009 12:16 PM

Make it a RAR (j/k)

sortie

01-15-2009 12:21 PM

Why?....

Why?...

WWWWHHHHYYYYYYY???

Change the extension to .zip

munki

01-15-2009 12:24 PM

Direct link should work... how it's delivered to end user is going to be based on their browser preferences...

p3rsian

01-15-2009 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by munki (Post 15333960)

Direct link should work... how it's delivered to end user is going to be based on their browser preferences...

Direct link just makes it auto play...

i've seen sites that link to a wmv and it prompts for save as download when clicked instead of playing...

Ethersync

01-15-2009 01:45 PM

Good question actually. It must be something done server side.

mikeyddddd

01-15-2009 02:28 PM

Put this in the htaccess for the directory containing the movie:

AddType application/octet-stream mpg
AddType application/octet-stream wmv

mikeyddddd

01-15-2009 02:31 PM

I just happened to read that the other day.

p3rsian

02-19-2009 01:56 PM

any way to do it other than configuring the folder on the server?

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