Apache doesn't send me an MP3 header even when I use a direct address to the file

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Apache doesn't send me an MP3 header even when using a direct address to the file. It means I can play it with Flash audio players on my web pages, but when I tried to download from the direct address on my server I got:

Error 101 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_RESET): The connection was reset

Or it sometimes gives me a file with a .mp3 file extension that just has a file size of 13 bytes. When I open that file in gedit/Notepad there is just:

<html></html>

I don't have any problem with PHP files and images, but the MP3 files are never send to the browser for download or play.

I added the following code to httpd.conf, but there is not any difference!

AddType audio/mpeg   .mp3

Have you tried using a different browser? (trying to eliminate that the problem is on the client side). — Colin 't Hart, Oct 08 '12 at 11:54

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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You need to modify your mime.types file not your httpd.conf file. Add (or modify) the following line to your mime.types file and restart Apache.

audio/mpeg          mpga mp2 mp3

See this post about for an example mime.types file that should cover all of your application's needs.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

Community

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answered Oct 08 '12 at 15:01

Craine

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`audio/mpeg mpga mp2 mp2a mp3 m2a m3a` should already be in any recent builds of Apache. – Chris S Oct 08 '12 at 15:21
Should be, but who knows what version/build the OP is on. – Craine Oct 08 '12 at 15:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '12 at 09:49

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Maybe

AddType audio/mpeg .mp3

And then restart apache.

answered Oct 08 '12 at 09:49

Mihai Iorga

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Apache doesn't send me an MP3 header even when I use a direct address to the file

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