heh still saying that same thing.... i tried the first method. can you send me a screenshot of your configuration so i can campare it to mine though

I'm not sure what part of my configuration you want to see. The error message you are reporting is coming from a file check in local_links.php, which says that it can't find the file you have entered. I need to see the results of the script I uploaded a few minutes ago to see what's happening on your server.

Which directory have you uploaded the mp3 file into? Is it your forum directory?

nope not in my fourm directory, in a diff folder, and heres a lil screen of what im seeing.

The screenshot is saying that the code can't find your file, i.e. it thinks that what you are entering in the URL box does not point to your mp3.

You either have to give a full URL pointing to that directory, or you have to give an absolute filename starting with a / and going down from your root directory. The code is trying to look for a file, starting from your root directory

i.e. if you have put the mp3 in a directory called music/files, then you should give as url http://yoursite/music/files/mp3file.mp3 or /music/files/mp3file.mp3

Are you sure you've entered all these correctly?

just tried this method "/music/files/mp3file.mp3" instead of the full url one now, and once i clicked submit it showed that it was working but then when i tired to click the link it gave me this message "Sorry - link does not seem to be available at present."

I have to go out now for a while - I'll probably PM you something this evening to run so that I can see what is going on.

Go to your adminCP
select "attachments" >> "Extensions & Sizes"

Select "Add new attachment type"

Extension = mp3
Max File size = (whatever you want)
Mime Type = Content-type: audio/x-mp3

If that doesnt work, try....

Content-type: audio/x-mpg
Content-type: audio/x-mpegurl
Content-type: audio/mpeg

more MIME types

If that doesnt work, put anyimage.jpg in the same directory and try linking to that. This will tell you if it's something to do with the filetype, or server path/directory. Check the CHMOD for the folder make sure you have read permissions set. Post a direct link to the file on your forum somewhere and click on the link - does your browser download the file?.

HTH

audio/mpeg
is the proper one

Did that fix your problem?

nope, still getting that unavailable message :(