Let's consider $real_url = "http://remote-server.com/myfile.mp3"
I want to allow visitors can stream the file without showing the real URL (contained in $real_url). In <embed> tag, I use src = './play.php?id=$id' (so './play.php?id=$id' is a virtual link) and I have file play.php with the content:
<?php
$id = $_GET['id'];
//some stuff here
if (isset($id))
{
header("Location:$real_url");
} else {
header("HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found");
}
?>
The real URL can not be shown when I view Properties in Windows Media Player while playing the music file (I only see http://mydomain.com/path/play.php?id=anything) or even type http://mydomain.com/path/play.php?id=anything in the address bar of browsers. However, the real URL (http://remote-server.com/myfile.mp3) still be shown by software named "URL Helper" (Latest version: 2.6).
I have been told using readfile() or fpassthru() but remember that play.php and myfile.mp3 are on separate servers therefore If I use these functions, my BW will get double!
Who can give me a solution for this problem? What is a better way to hide link than header()?
Thank you in advance!