I have placed some mp3 files into a folder in my httpdocs.
Then I emailed the link to a file.

When I select the emailed link, the mp3 plays. But I'd like to download the file, but I don't see where/how.

When I right click the link, my only choices are:
Select All
Look Up...
Translate...

The greyed-out (unavailable) choices are:
Cut
Copy
Paste
Clear

Shouldn't it be when I right click the link the choices should be
Save
Save As

I'm using IE, when I go to File> the Save and Save As are greyed-out, and the same is true when I put the url in the browser of when I Alt-F. Save is still greyed out.

How can I do this correctly so it's easy to download the file?

Thanks.

Usually all you need to do is link to the file. Some people might have their browsers set to play the mp3 instead of downloading it, but even then you should be able to right click and get the option to download.

Is this online and if so could you tell us where?

The issue could be with your email too and not necessarily the file. All you really should need to do is set the href on the link directly to the mp3

Thanks for your reply.

There is no href. The link is essentially:

http://wwwdoaminname.com/folder/file.mp3

Should it be something else?

Any help will be greatly, greatly appreciated

Hello,
Bascially what you need to do is this...


Go to your site, whereever you want it to be able to be download from and put it in like this. i will give you an example;


Download the XXXXXX Song Below

<a href="/httpdoc/file.mp3">SONGTITLEXXXXX</a>

And That should get you the download you are looking for.

Thanks for your reply.

I'm trying to test this so users can get an email from me and download the file.

So how do it set this up so a user can following a link to download the file?
And not see a list of other files.

Thanks

The link you posted does work. I can download the file.

You could post a page online and set up the link on that page and then email a link to the page. It's another step for people to download the file, but they'll be able to download it.

Yeah, it must be a browser problem/feature that you have set up. Just post the link here and let us test it

Matt

put the mp3 file in your root directory and make sure the mp3 is actually uploaded onto your server. Then just post the link in an email like so:

http://www.yourdomainname.com/file.mp3

The user can then click the file to play it or download (depends on their settings) or they can right click and "save link as" or "save target as". This should work.

Thanks for your replies.

The url I posted was just an example.

You said "put the mp3 file in your root directory... and post the link in an email like so: http://www.yourdomainname.com/file.mp3"

How does someone link to the root directory?
Doesn't the mp3 need to be in the http docs folder to be linked like your example? http://www.yourdomainname.com/file.mp3

Can someone please explain how to put a file in the root directory and link to it?

Thanks again

Yes, you are correct. It should be where all your other main files go, like you said. Right within the httpdocs folder.

Matt

When you log in with ftp to your domain, you should be in the root directory. Unless you set it up to be a subfolder.