What HTTP headers do I need to stream an ASF file?

Question

I have a simple PHP script that will either serve up a streaming ASF file or not, depending on whether you're logged in and have access to the file. It basically does this:

<?php

header('Content-Type: video/x-ms-asf');
header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="file.asf"');
readfile('file.asf');

?>

This already works fine in Firefox; when you navigate to this file it starts the video streaming right away. But Internet Explorer is a different story. When I go to this link in IE, it consistently tries to download the file as if it were an attachment rather than streaming it in the browser. What I am missing that IE's getting hung up on?

Answer 1

From your description, it sounds like your IE is configured to save a .asf file rather than stream it. Perhaps you can try opening a similar file on your local drive in IE to check whether it's configured to stream it.

Answer 2

It look like that your IE or Media Player isn't correctly configured. Check this link link text for more details.

Answer 3

I don't think you need to add the Content-Disposition. Did you try removing it?