Topic: how do you make your music downloadable

[strungstephen]

We have a site for our studio but would like to know how to make the music were people can download it. can anyone tell me, in good detail hot to do this in apache 2.2.9. people want the music but i get tired of burning cd's. thanks for any help you can give. www.highercause.homeip.net

[glsmith]

Link to the file like you link to the other pages in your site, you know;

<a href=/somefile.mp3>Some Title</a>

[strungstephen]

I dont necissarlily want to link it, i want people around this erea to be able to download it from my server. all the music is there on the page, but i want for them to download it to thier computer.

[glsmith]

-snip hot air-

[glsmith]

oh crap .. that acutally worked! Says it's a Zip file but so what

Server wide in mime.types file just remove the mp3 from
audio/mpeg and add it to application/zip

per host see RemoveType and AddType
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#addtype
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_mime.html#removetype

Looks a little tricky with the caveat. Docs state Virtual Hosts in the context so maybe RemoveType in vhost container, AddType in associated directory container ... and pray?

[James Blond]

I use application/force-download

Maybe you add the type in a htaccess file or better in a location container. or as Gregg said global in the httpd.conf or change it in the mime.types fiel.

[glsmith]

I learn something new today ... it's been many years since I've looked in that mime.types file ... guess I need to go through it again. Thanks James.