How to check if an mp3 file exists?

Question

JavaScript

I have links to audio files on my own server. When you click on the link, this file is played through the js player, but before playing, you need to check if this file exists on the server and if not, perform certain actions. Unfortunately, the player itself does not provide such an opportunity and simply gives an error that the file is missing. How to do it?
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Write:

$.ajax("http://yoursite.ru/your/cool/path/your_cool_file.mp3", {
    success: function() {
        // Run your mp3 player
    },
    error: function() {
        alert("An error occured. We can not play the audio");
    }
});