How to enforce audio to download

My audio links start playing automatically

[hasanali]

On my website, I have links to download Audio / Videos. When a user clicks on those links, then the file will start playing.

Is there a way to ensure that files do not start playing automatically, and instead the user is prompted to save the file.

regards

[JAB Creations]

That depends on the medium of which you failed to specify. Are these links directly linked to the media or to pages containing the media? What medium of a plugin (if the media is loaded on a page and not directly). Answer these and someone here should be able to answer your question.

[bcolflesh]

You have to send a MIME header that doesn't have a corresponding handler on the user's system - if you tell us what scripting language you use we can point you to some examples.

[kaled]

I've never tried it but anonymous ftp might work for you. I believe you would have to move the files to a dedicated directory and link to them as ftp://myftpdir/downloadme.wav etc. I think the server needs to support this and there is some setting up involved but I don't think it is too tricky.

Kaled.

[jecasc]

The most simple way would be to let the user choose if he wants to play the file or safe it.

Simply place a text which says "To safe the file on your harddisk right click on the link and choose 'save target as'".