stop direct linking on music files

[idolfan]

i see all these posts on how to stop image direct linking...but i need help on music files. my site is www.example.org, but i post my music on another site to host them. is there a way i can make the links only workable on my site because i've already found 2 websites using my links on their site and it's really bugging me. if you know how to stop this so the files only work on my site, please let me know through e-mail only.

<email snipped - lets keep the discussion on the board please>

i don't think i will be back on here, but you can if you want cause i made it so it will e-mail me when someone replies

thanks for the help! :)

[edited by: Woz at 8:12 am (utc) on Feb. 17, 2003]
[edit reason] TOS#13 [/edit]

[idolfan]

anyone know?

[jdMorgan]

idolfan,

The answer is exactly the same as for image hot-linking. You just have files named ".mp3" instead of ".jpg"
You can apply the same procedures you found in those image hot-linking threads, and just change the file extensions.

You will have to place the block functionality on the server which hosts your music files, and set it up to accept only your html-page server (or blank) as a referrer.

I encourage you to re-read those image-linking threads.

Jim

[idolfan]

see i host my songs on www.example1.com and my site is at www.example2.org

how would that work? where would i put the .htaccess file and what urls would i put in the text

[edited by: Woz at 3:07 am (utc) on Feb. 18, 2003]
[edit reason] TOS#13 [/edit]

[jdMorgan]

You will have to place the block functionality on the server which hosts your music files, and set it up to accept only your html-page server (or blank) as a referrer.

block functionality = .htaccess
Accept {HTTP_REFERER} of ^$ (blank) and idolfan only

Jim

[idolfan]

wow i am sooo lost haha...do you have aim? can you im me at <aim snipped - lets keep the discussion on the board please> or e-mail me at <email snipped - lets keep the discussion on the board please>.

thanks in the future for this help and the posts

[edited by: Woz at 3:08 am (utc) on Feb. 18, 2003]

[jdMorgan]

idolfan,

Check your sticky mail (link at top of this page)

Jim

[idolfan]

it says i have 0 messages

[idolfan]

ahh i'm so lost still haha...can i give you the links of both sites, etc and could you do the codes for me. when i tried what you said, my site with the songs brought up a 500 error page. so something was wrong