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I'm trying to find out how to force a download (right-click + save as) with mp4 files and flv files. I would use .htaccess to force the download, but the mp4 and flv files are NOT on my server. They are parsed direct links from other websites. Anyone know how I can achieve this? I used the download="" html5 tag, but it only seemed to work in google chrome. Any help is appreciated!

Answer 1

The best option here would be to move your "force download" logic from .htaccess to a PHP file, and then have that file fetch the remote file and pass it through to the recipient.