[RESOLVED] Enforcing a file to download

[chinto09]

Hi
i am working on a music site project where i want to enforce a song to download.

Here is a snippet of code from songs.php:-

<a href="download.php?s_id=1021">title of the song</a>
<a href="download.php?s_id=1022">title of the song</a>
<a href="download.php?s_id=1023">title of the song</a>

Now if the user clicks on any song link in the songs.php he is directed to download.php page.

Here is the code of the download.php

$file_name = $_REQUEST['s_id'];
$file_name = '';
header('Content-type: audio/mp3');
header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="$file_name"');


readfile(' ');
?>

My Problems:-
1- How i can find out the relevant song through 's_id'. which i want to download.
(Should i have to run my database queries to find out that specific file.)

2-what to place in readfile('')

[sneakyimp]

That would all depend on how your database is structured, among other things. Given that you already have a song id (s_id in the $_REQUEST variable) you should be able to run a query on whatever database table lists all your songs. This table will probably tell you what the actual filename is.

[chinto09]

Ok that's fine. i have done that successfully.
thanks