Download_key="true" stopped working

#1

Has anyone else noticed this? Since the update, the last or a prior, download_key=“true” stopped working.
Meaning, before you always could have any site visitor play videos without logging in by using download_key=“true”, as in:

[s2Stream player=“jwplayer-v6-rtmp” player_path="/jwplayer/jwplayer.js" file_download=“access-s2member-level1/bla-bla.mp4” download_key=“true” player_title=“blabla” player_width=“100%” player_aspectratio=“16:9” player_primary=“html5” player_image=“blabla.jpg” /]

But now, not logged in folks get that “media could not be played” notice, like when you protect the video WITHOUT that download_key=“true”. It has lost its functionality. :frowning:

Why that is BAD? Because it was the standard way (and best way) to put up teaser vids for everyone. That’s what it was for.

#2

Can you tell me if your server is running Apache or Nginx for a web server? Also, do you know which version of PHP you’re running?

#3

This may help others too: We found out that since wp update and/or caching update, this option was suddenly preventing video playback via s2Stream with download_key=“true”:
Reduce HTTP requests through combined js files
Which suggests that the function uses js. Without that option, it works again, thanks.

#4

Since Amazon uses servers that are enabled with http/2, you are actually much better off not combining javascript files (or CSS files for that matter). Combining them only makes sense on older http/1x connections.

#5

Great tip, thanks.
Amazon however plays a tiny role for us, we exclusively use their AWS streaming service, and always have. Not their new hosting.