how can i Hide link though php

how can i hide a actutal media link let says www.domain.com/video/22.flv
how can i reach taht file as www.domain.com/file.php?ID=5



and then use that for the embed flash player


flv="www.domain.com/file.php?ID=5"



..then finally how to make force the download link of media file
www.domain.com/dl.php?ID=5

so that it force it to download


i dont mind using database or anything...


please help

 

in file.php get the real address from db and then add header for flash :

 header("Content-Type: video/x-flv");

PHP:

then all you have to do is print the real address , ok let me give you the code,all the code would be something like this :

$file="www.domain.com/video/22.flv";
header("Content-Type: video/x-flv");
header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
@readfile($file);
}

PHP:

that's it

 

Why don't you make use of custom rewrite rules?

 

i dont' really get what u saying...


its using the same file.php

for multi file from multi external links
and any type of media file


basically i want to give the flv url through webadresss

http://domain.com/tube/play.php?id=56


then on that play the flash player should read this
flv="http://domain.com/tube/file.php?id=56"


now if somoene click on "download"
it should go to
http://domain.com/tube/dl.php?id=56
and force the download

whats the coding for file.php
and whats the coding for dl.php