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Show MP3 file inline - no download dialog! - El Forum - 01-10-2011
[eluser]Matt Larsen[/eluser]
Hey,
I'm trying to create an "embed file" script. For example:
Code:
<embed src="http://mysite.com/embed/1"></embed>The script works perfectly for images. One of the files i'm testing is an MP3. This file type doesn't seem to work. I've executed the URL, and I get a download dialog. I've assumed this to be the problem. When I execute the URL with the image file type, I simply get the image (no download dialog).
Here's my code:
Code:
function embed($file_id = 0)
{
$file = $this->files->get($file_id);
if($file)
{
$mime = $this->mimes->get($file['ext']); //mp3's are: audio/mpeg3. I've double checked that this mime actually gets used as the header.
if(!$mime) {
$mime['mime'] = 'application/octet-stream';
}
header('Content-type: ' . $mime['mime']);
header('Content-disposition: inline; filename="' . $file['name'] . '.' . $file['ext'] . '"');
header('Accept-Ranges: bytes');
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize('./files/' . $file['filename']));
header('Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=100');
header('Connection: Keep-Alive, Keep-Alive');
readfile(base_url() . 'files/' . $file['filename']);
}
}Are there any other headers I should include? Or is there a header I need to change? Thanks very much for your time,
Matt
Show MP3 file inline - no download dialog! - El Forum - 01-10-2011
[eluser]AlexJ[/eluser]
Only image and plaintext files and files the browser know, will be opened in a browser window (I think IE is the only exception to this, it also downloades plaintext).
So if the mimetype is not in a certain browserlist (like PDF, plaintext, images) etc, it wont work
This is more a HTTP problem than a CI problem
Show MP3 file inline - no download dialog! - El Forum - 01-10-2011
[eluser]ranjudsokomora[/eluser]
Matt Larsen,
I wouldn't suggest streaming an MP3 via Mime type to the browser. You might want to try to use an external player such as JWFlash. You could then build a very simple view that would play the file, of course you will have to sent it a location.
Just a thought.
Show MP3 file inline - no download dialog! - El Forum - 01-10-2011
[eluser]Matt Larsen[/eluser]
Thanks guys. I'll look into JWFlash. By the way, I figured it out! "audio/mpeg3" isn't completely correct. Apparently, it's supposed to be "audio/mpeg" (no 3 on the end).
Cheers,
Matt