downloaded flv file is not playing

[dinesh1985singh]

I downloaded a flv vedio file from server using php successfully, but when I tried to play the same downloaded file it was not playing..

Also when I checked its time for which it being played in a player it showed me zero sec.

What might be the problem?

I want know how to sort out that problem,the same code is working for mp3 file without any error.

Here is my code:

if(isset($_GET['id']))
 {
  echo $sql = "select * from file_details where file_id='".$_GET['id']."'";
 
  $rsl = mysql_query($sql) or die("Error! query failed");
  echo $name = stripslashes(mysql_result($rsl,0,'file_name'));
  echo $type = stripslashes(mysql_result($rsl,0,'file_type'));
  echo $path = stripslashes(mysql_result($rsl,0,'file_path'));
  echo $size = mysql_result($rsl,0,'file_size');
   header("Pragma: public");
    header("Expires: 0");
    header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
    header("Cache-Control: private",false); 
    header("Content-Description: File Transfer");
    header("Content-Type: $type");
 
    header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"".$name."\";");
    header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
    header("Content-Length: ".$size);
    @readfile($path);
    exit;
 }

could you please let me know what would i have to change so that the .flv vedio play too.

thank you

[Dormilich]

a corrupt file? incomplete download?

[Markus]

We can only make guesses without seeing the PHP code.

[Dormilich]

remove the @ in line 20 (that prevents you from receiving errors)

you must send the headers before any other output (should give you plenty of warnings otherwise), not afterwards.

[dinesh1985singh]

thanks
but its still not working,when I download the file its size after being download is 10.9 mb,same as the original one but in player it still shows 00:00 second while trying to play it after being downloaded.
and it does show me any warning or error massages.

[Dormilich]

don’t echo the headers, this will render the file invalid.

read also the user notes on the manual page of readfile().

[Markus]

Also, remove that @ from line 20. It may be suppressing an error.

Edit: sorry - didn't see that you'd already suggested that, Dorm.

[dinesh1985singh]

@Dormilich
Thank you
Dormilich and Markus you to .

Now I can download a vedio files as well as can play too by following your instruction.

The problem was the same as you told me and that is i echoed some data before calling headers.

Great reply

Thank you one more time

[Markus]

Glad you got it working, Dinesh.

For future reference, you should always develop a script with full error reporting by the PHP engine.

To do that, either set your php.ini configuration setting for error_reporting to -1, or put this at the top of your script: error_reporting(-1);.

Mark.

[Akshay Kumar Vi]

But Where is the Solution..? I have the same issue.. Please provide me a better solution for this..

[Markus]

The solution was to remove all output sent before calls to header().