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Support Area: Mime Types

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NOTE: This feature is not available for FrontPage users, as Mime types need to be added using FrontPage's method. See Microsoft's site for information, or refer to your FrontPage documentation.

The MIME Types option in your Control Center allows you to set certain client-side programs to be used for specific file extensions. MIME Types help your web server identify what type of file is being requested by your browsers. For instance, when the web server gets a request from a browser for a file that ends in .html, the web server knows that it is an html document because that extension is stored in the MIME Type listing. This applies to every file, image, application, etc. that may be requested by a web browser. If the extension is not stored within the MIME Type listing, the web server will not recognize it properly, and that particular file type will not be viewable by the user.

Mime types are identified by the server by the following format: subtype/type extension. For example adding the following two Mime Types will allow users to view '.ipx' images on your web pages:

application/x-ipscript .ips
application/x-ipix .ipx

'application' identifies the subtype, 'x-ipscript' identifies the application, and '.ips' identifies the extension used for that application.

For more general information and a listing of many Mime Types you can visit http://www.mime-types.com/.

How to Add Mime Types

Click on the 'Mime Types' icon in your Control Center. Select the directory in which you want the new Mime Type to apply to (the most common choice would be your '<domain>-www' directory so that it will apply to your entire web site).

The next window you will be taken to is where you will actually add the Mime Type. Instructions are given in this window for the format you need to input.

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