So sorry if this has been answered previously. I have searched for a solution without any luck. I have a Windows PC and have been using html files run from local drive using <a href=”file:/// links to various videos stored on local hard drives without any problems. When a link is selected the video will open and play in the video player (ZoomPlayer) I have installed. Only problem was any additions or deleted videos required rewriting the html code. I recently installed WAMP v3.3.5 usng php & MySql to help make the menu more automated and easier to manage. I store the video description and all the file information in a MySql database and use php to retrieve info needed to create the menu page. All working almost as intended, thanks to a lot of help I’ve received from this site. My problem I’ve run into is the file link would do nothing. Just to state that this is running only on a local lan and no ports have been opened on internet facing router. This isn’t intended to be accessed from the web.
I have setup an alias for each of the various drives in the Apache httpd.conf file. Now when a link is selected, the video downloads first to the windows temp folder then starts playing normally in Zoomplayer.
I have place AddType video/x-msvideo .avi AddType video/mp4 .mp4 AddType video/x-matroska .mkv in httpd.conf, but still have same result.
How can I avoid the download step and have it simply open in video player?