megaupload.com Question on Effect

[JediMaster]

On http://www.megaupload.com they have a Feature I liked, but cant see HOW to do it

On this URL http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4KP1UGVA you wait 40 seconds then you can SAVE the File. I dont want that part... Next BIT I like....

1) There is a Button (like a Form Submit one)
2) Click the Button to SAVE File
3) When Pressed a POP-UP "Save Dialouge Box" opens

I dont want a Link & Save As Target, but a Button to LEFT Click & then it opens a Save Box..

Any ideas

[LemonyBrainAid]

Surely the save dialogue box is the same as left clicking it... Just megaupload do it automatically for you...

Personally megaupload gives me too slow speeds

[Stuart]

And has FAR to many popups..

[Graham M]

Its probably something to do with the Mime types on the server, theyve probably set it as something that doesnt display directly in your browser for everything and therefor it just straight downloads.

[JediMaster]

If you "Left Click" a Link on a site it OPENS from Location... But on the site I linked has a Download Box & then when you LEFT click it, it opens a Save As box. Not open from Location...

Yeah slow & popups. But the Button I want (not adverts & slow) lol

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Is there a Script/Code to use that will re-create this effect without editing MIME types

[punky]

You would do it like this:

<script language="javascript">

function savefile() {

window.location="http://ww.site.com/files/file.ext";

}

</script>

<input type="button" value="Download this file..." name="savefile" onclick="savefile()">

[JediMaster]

punky
I was so PLEASED... But it works with .zip (that works with Left Click Link anyway)
I want to save a AVI/MPEG via a Button if you can try a way to do it?

[punky]

Oh right you want to override a MIME type saved in a browser. You can't do that in Javascript, but you apparently can in PHP.

Here's an example.

http://forums.dreamincode.net/showtopic9446.htm

Follow that, and use the code I wrote above to open the .php file you create.

[JediMaster]

Cheers Buddy...

To Re-Cap..

in .htaccess file

<Files mp3>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

Then... (edit /path/to/mp3/files/ to Folder Path)

<?php
$uri = explode("/",$_SERVER['PATH_INFO']);
$path = "/path/to/mp3/files/"; //path without any filenames!!! Must have trailing backslash
header("Content-Description: File Transfer");
header("Content-Type: application/force-download");
header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=".basename($path.$uri[1]));
@readfile($path.$uri[1]);
?>

& add this to the same Page...

<script language="javascript">
function savefile() {window.location=http://ww.site.com/files/file.ext;}
</script>

<input type="button" value="Download this file..." name="savefile" onclick="savefile()">

Is that correct?

[punky]

Actually, that example doesn't look totally clear.

Here is a clearer example, from the PHP docs, so its more trustworthy.

PHP Code:

           $filename = 'dummy.zip';
           $filename = realpath($filename);

           $file_extension = strtolower(substr(strrchr($filename,"."),1));

           switch ($file_extension) {
               case "pdf": $ctype="application/pdf"; break;
               case "exe": $ctype="application/octet-stream"; break;
               case "zip": $ctype="application/zip"; break;
               case "doc": $ctype="application/msword"; break;
               case "xls": $ctype="application/vnd.ms-excel"; break;
               case "ppt": $ctype="application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"; break;
               case "gif": $ctype="image/gif"; break;
               case "png": $ctype="image/png"; break;
               case "jpe": case "jpeg":
               case "jpg": $ctype="image/jpg"; break;
               default: $ctype="application/force-download";
           }

           if (!file_exists($filename)) {
               die("NO FILE HERE");
           }

           header("Pragma: public");
           header("Expires: 0");
           header("Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0");
           header("Cache-Control: private",false);
           header("Content-Type: $ctype");
           header("Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\"".basename($filename)."\";");
           header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
           header("Content-Length: ".@filesize($filename));
           set_time_limit(0);
           @readfile("$filename") or die("File not found.") 


save that in a php file. Alter the $filename bit for your file, and then do window.location="http://www.site.com/yournewphpfile.php"