PHP Download bug with MP files

[tader]

Here is my php download mp3 script

header("Pragma: public");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");header("Cache-Control: public");
header("Content-Description: File Transfer");
header("Content-Type: audio/mpeg");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename = " . $file_name . ";");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
header("Content-Length: " . filesize($file));
@readfile($file);

and it opens my file ant it starts to download but it don't show how much time left hot to fix it?

[Markus]

@tader
I believe it is up to your web browser to determine the time left for a download, not any headers you set.

[Atli]

Yep I would have to go with Markus on this one.
You are even sending the Content-Length header, so the browser should have all it needs to calculate this.

Perhaps you need to upgrade your browser?
Just out of curiosity, which browser are you using now?

[tader]

im using Firefox 3.0.5

[Markus]

@tader
Same version I'm using and anything I download it gives me the remaining time left for it.

[tader]

maybe it's because the file size is big try to open this i tryed this script on other computer is didn't work as well

[Markus]

@tader
Do you have a link?

[tader]

http://www.mp3talpykla.com/_download.php try yourself but it will work like i said

[Atli]

I tried this, and it does indeed appear like the "Content-Length" header is not getting through. Both Firefox and Opera download the file as if they do not know it's size.

It's weird tho, because when I request the headers, the Content-Length header is getting sent:

HEAD /_download.php HTTP/1.1
Host: www.mp3talpykla.com
Connection: close
 
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:02:22 GMT
Server: Apache/2
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.6
Pragma: public
Expires: 0
Cache-Control: public
Content-Description: File Transfer
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename = Roland_Klinkenberg_-_Dusty_Horizon_(Max_Graham_club_mix_(www.mp3talpykla.com).mp3;
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
Content-Length: 8003580
Vary: Accept-Encoding,User-Agent
Connection: close
Content-Type: audio/mpeg

One thing that that might be off tho. You add a semi-colon after the filename. It shouldn't be there. Maybe that is causing some parse errors.

[tader]

i deleted it and it don't work!!!

[Atli]

Ok. I tested your code on my test server, and it works perfectly. I get the time remaining and everything.
http://atli.advefir.com/test/test.php

This is the code I used:

<?php
$file = "../hitakutur/Songs/Hitakutur - G-era.mp3";
$file_name = "Hitakutur - G-era.mp3";
header("Pragma: public");
header("Expires: 0");
header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
header("Cache-Control: public");
header("Content-Description: File Transfer");
header("Content-Type: audio/mpeg");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"" . $file_name . "\"");
header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
header("Content-Length: " . filesize($file));
@readfile($file);
?>

I only made minor alterations to the Content-Disposition line.
(Added the quotes around the name and removed the extra semi-colon)

So, if this code is in fact not working properly on your server, the server itself must be the problem, not the code.

Did you set the server up yourself?

[tader]

well your example didn't work :|

[Atli]

@tader
You get the time left when downloading from my server, right?
I did, at least. (using Firefox 3.0.5 on Ubuntu.)

Like I said before, if the code I posted does not work on your server, then there must be a problem with the server.
The code works, the link I provided proves that. You just need to figure out why it doesn't work on your server.

I suggest you contact your host. Perhaps they will know why this is happening.

[tader]

ok than you for you help ;]