Create a text file. We will use Notepad in
this tutorial, but you can use any text editor to create
the file.
Open Notepad by going to Start>Programs>Accessories>Notepad.
Add the following line in Notepad: http://www.yourdomain.com/yourfile.mp3
Save the file. Go to File>Save. Enter
yourfile.m3u as the name of the file.
Upload the mp3 and m3u files to your website
space. The .mp3 file needs to be uploaded in Binary format
(usually the default format) and the .m3u file needs to
be upload in ASCII format. Please see the tutorials on uploading
files.
The last step is to make a link to
the .m3u file in your web page.
If linking to an image: <a href="yourfile.m3u"><img
src="image_name"></a>
If linking to text: <a href="yourfile.m3u">Click
here to listen to our song!!</a>
When a visitor clicks on this link, their media program
starts (in most cases Windows Media Player or Quicktime).
Upon spawning the player, the media program reads the location
of the mp3 file from the .m3u file. The player then accesses
and plays the file as it is being downloaded, in real time.
