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header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="jaycee.m3u"');

Hello,

I have a tiny problem.

I am generating a m3u file, that I want IE to open it, without having IE ask me to open or download it. (Always Ask .. option is grayed out).
Here is the files:

stream.php:
<?php
header("Content-type: audio/x-mpegurl"); // tested without "x-" as well.
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="jaycee.m3u"');
echo "#EXTM3U\n";
?>

jaycee.m3u (generated):
#EXTM3U

If I download the generated file, put it on the web server, and try to download it directly, the option is available, and I am able to listen the file without having to confirm the opening.

So, I beleive that IE doesn't like opening a php, and having the server returning otherwise. (May I wrong?)

Does anyone have an idea to deal with this ?
(otherwise that add m3u file as php extension and rename my stream.php in stream.m3u)

Thanx for your help.

Jaycee.

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hernst42

Have you compared the headers send by the webserver when using the .mu3-file directly or when using the stream.php ? try it with a network sniffer on your client so you might see whats different.

Jaycee

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Roonaan : Doesn't work ... (just tried.. ) but thanx for your reply...

Hernst42: I just tested with fiddler. the only major difference is the content-disposition in the header... (and a X-Powered by php, but I beleive this is not relevant ... ).

I tryed removing the content-dispo, the phpfile is opened correclty, but this is not the behaviour I need ...

Hum, it seems that according to this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q182315/
it would be impossible ...

any trick ? or should I stop php and become a plumber ?

hernst42, btw, thank you for your reply too .. :)

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Jaycee

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Guys,

I found the problem (which is, obviously not a problem, but a feature)...
according to http://http://www.nic.mil/ftp/rfc/rfc2183.txt a browser MUST ask the user to open or download a file if a ( content-disposition : attachement ) header is provided.

I will split the points since you all tried to find a solution .

Thank you for your support.

header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=&quot;jaycee.m3u&quot;');

header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="jaycee.m3u"');