Download link not working

[jacob_kochi]

I want to create a code for downloading file.

currently I am using

<a href="filename">download</a>

but if file is "mpeg" then it opens media player.
I only want to allow file download.

Please help me

[jerdo]

The problem is that most people machines are set to open mpegs with some program. To download them they need to right click on the link and select to save it.

[bumpy]

maybe this might help you...
I didn't test it though!

<?
   $string = "bla bla bla";  // this can be a variable string or a row from a sql query or something else...
   $ext = "mpeg";   // file extension
   $mime_type = 'video/x-mpeg';
   header('Content-Type: ' . $mime_type);
   if (PMA_USR_BROWSER_AGENT == 'IE')
   {
      header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="' . $filename . '.' . $ext . '"');
      header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
      header('Expires: 0');
      header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
      header('Pragma: public');
      print $string;
   } else {
      header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' . $filename . '.' . $ext . '"');
      header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary");
      header('Expires: 0');
      header('Pragma: no-cache');
      print $string;
   }
?>