You can do two things- 1. Read the file by providing a base directory path of the server where the file exist. Something like- //htdocs/httpfolder/files/audio/yourfile.mp3 You can take this in a variable " //htdocs/httpfolder/files/audio/". 2. Try using file_get_contents. Something like $file = file_get_contents(' http://www.example.com/audio/file.mp3', false, $context); Hope this helps. Gaurav Kumar Blog.OsWebStudio.com On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:06 AM, cool@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <cool@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm trying to force save .mp3 files so this is a test page (found on the > net). It works fine when: > $directory = ""; // so the audio is in the same local directory > > but fails when I use a REAL web directory - (the audio file is here - > http://mysite.com/test1/audio.mp3 ) > $directory = "http://mysite.com/test1/"; > > says - The file $file was not found. > > Q: Any ideas how to get it to download from the website? > > ===== > > > > <?php > > $file = 'audio1.mp3'; > > $directory = "http://mysite.com/test1/"; > //$directory = ""; > $path = "$directory$file"; > > if(ini_get('zlib.output_compression')) > ini_set('zlib.output_compression', 'Off'); > > $file_extension = strtolower(substr(strrchr($path,"."),1)); > > if( $file == "" ) > { > echo "<html> > <head> > <title>File not found.</title> > </head> > <body> > File not found. > </body> > </html>"; > exit; > } elseif (! file_exists( $path ) ) > { > echo "<html> > <head> > <title>The file $file was not found.</title> > </head> > <body> > The file $file was not found.<br /> > - path - $path > </body> > </html>";exit; > }; > switch( $file_extension ) > { > case "pdf": $ctype="application/pdf"; break; > case "zip": $ctype="application/zip"; break; > case "doc": $ctype="application/msword"; break; > case "xls": $ctype="application/vnd.ms-excel"; break; > case "ppt": $ctype="application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"; break; > case "gif": $ctype="image/gif"; break; > case "png": $ctype="image/png"; break; > case "jpeg": > case "jpg": $ctype="image/jpg"; break; > case "wav": > case "mp3": $ctype="application/iTunes"; break; > default: $ctype="application/force-download"; > } > header("Pragma: public"); > header("Expires: 0"); > header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0"); > header("Cache-Control: private",false); > header("Content-Type: $ctype"); > header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"".basename($path)."\";" > ); > header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary"); > header("Content-Length: ".filesize($path)); > > readfile("$path"); > exit(); > > ?> > > > > Thanks, > cool@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >