Hiding .mp3 files!

Hey

I have a few mp3 files that are hosted with me, and I don't want anyone stealing it off the server, only played from the site.. What is the best way to make the files impossible to find, and download (only listened to)?


Please help.

 

Nope.

If you have a "proper" media server set up on your webhost you could add DRM controls or alternatively you can push the mp3 through a flash file but even though these can stop a user from simply saving it straight from your site they can always just record it and save it as a new mp3 file.

 

well, nothing is impossible. even direct download limitation can be bypassed.

 

flash files can be decompiled leading to leaking of your mp3

 

yea.. I've used flash files, and i was able to find the original mp3 link.. but I was looking in BBC site and i watched a video off their site, and it was using windows media player, but their links were some kind of letters.. so how did they do that??

 

here is what i am talking about.. this is a video, but you can do the same thing about audios too..


CLick here to Watch

 

You can put them outside of your 'public html' folder, that way they won't be reachable from http, only from your FTP and SSH. What kind of hosting are you on? Control Panel etc?

Post again if you need more help

 

could do it with htaccess...but that is fiddly if you don't know what your doing.

 

Good idea, cant you hide them in the .conf file like you do with .htaccess and .htpasswd? Surely you'd be able to just enter the line from the .conf file into a .htaccess?

 

yes, i am using Cpanel hosting. I need to try this..

can you explain this a bit more clearly..


Thanks.