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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
Panel 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/.
Click on the 'Mime Types' icon in
your Control Panel. 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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