Mime types
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Mime Type Info
MIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. Mime types were originally designed to help email clients (using SMTP) define file formats that were being delivered to them, other protocols like HTTP took advantage of Mime Types when telling the destination computer what kind of file is being sent to them. Operating Systems automatically add these Mime Types, but many sites are using exotic extension files (like .flv for flash video) that are not always automatically added to the file types used and have to be defined.
Adding MIME Types in Windows WCP
- Log into your WCP account
- Go to Website Settings section. Find and click on IIS Settings under the Website Settings
- In the dialog box window that pops up, locate and select the Mime Types tab
- At the bottom of the new tabbed section, locate and click on "Add Mime Type
NOTE: For your Specific Mime Type, you will need to know the Extension name (i.e. .flv) and the Mime Type (i.e. video/x-flv).
Adding MIME Types in Linux cPanel
- Log into your cPanel account
- Locate the Advanced section. Find and click on MIME Types
- Once in the MIME Types section you will add the specific Mime Type.
NOTE: For your Specific Mime Type, you will need to know the Extension name (i.e. .flv) and the Mime Type (i.e. video/x-flv).
Mime Types
These are some common Mime types.
File type MIME type
ai - application/postscript
aif - audio/x-aiff
aifc - audio/x-aiff
aiff - audio/x-aiff
asc - text/plain
atom - application/atom+xml
au - audio/basic
avi - video/x-msvideo
bcpio - application/x-bcpio
bin - application/octet-stream
bmp - image/bmp
cdf - application/x-netcdf
cgm - image/cgm
class - application/octet-stream
cpio - application/x-cpio
cpt - application/mac-compactpro
csh - application/x-csh
css - text/css
dcr - application/x-director
dif - video/x-dv
dir - application/x-director
djv - image/vnd.djvu
djvu - image/vnd.djvu
dll - application/octet-stream
dmg - application/octet-stream
dms - application/octet-stream
doc - application/msword
dtd - application/xml-dtd
dv - video/x-dv
dvi - application/x-dvi
dxr - application/x-director
eps - application/postscript
etx - text/x-setext
exe - application/octet-stream
ez - application/andrew-inset
gif - image/gif
gram - application/srgs
grxml - application/srgs+xml
gtar - application/x-gtar
hdf - application/x-hdf
hqx - application/mac-binhex40
htm - text/html
html - text/html
ice - x-conference/x-cooltalk
ico - image/x-icon
ics - text/calendar
ief - image/ief
ifb - text/calendar
iges - model/iges
igs - model/iges
jnlp - application/x-java-jnlp-file
jp2 - image/jp2
jpe - image/jpeg
jpeg - image/jpeg
jpg - image/jpeg
js - application/x-javascript
kar - audio/midi
latex - application/x-latex
lha - application/octet-stream
lzh - application/octet-stream
m3u - audio/x-mpegurl
m4a - audio/mp4a-latm
m4b - audio/mp4a-latm
m4p - audio/mp4a-latm
m4u - video/vnd.mpegurl
m4v - video/x-m4v
mac - image/x-macpaint
man - application/x-troff-man
mathml - application/mathml+xml
me - application/x-troff-me
mesh - model/mesh
mid - audio/midi
midi - audio/midi
mif - application/vnd.mif
mov - video/quicktime
movie - video/x-sgi-movie
mp2 - audio/mpeg
mp3 - audio/mpeg
mp4 - video/mp4
mpe - video/mpeg
mpeg - video/mpeg
mpg - video/mpeg
mpga - audio/mpeg
ms - application/x-troff-ms
msh - model/mesh
mxu - video/vnd.mpegurl
nc - application/x-netcdf
oda - application/oda
ogg - application/ogg
ogv - video/ogg
pbm - image/x-portable-bitmap
pct - image/pict
pdb - chemical/x-pdb
pdf - application/pdf
pgm - image/x-portable-graymap
pgn - application/x-chess-pgn
pic - image/pict
pict - image/pict
png - image/png
pnm - image/x-portable-anymap
pnt - image/x-macpaint
pntg - image/x-macpaint
ppm - image/x-portable-pixmap
ppt - application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
ps - application/postscript
qt - video/quicktime
qti - image/x-quicktime
qtif - image/x-quicktime
ra - audio/x-pn-realaudio
ram - audio/x-pn-realaudio
ras - image/x-cmu-raster
rdf - application/rdf+xml
rgb - image/x-rgb
rm - application/vnd.rn-realmedia
roff - application/x-troff
rtf - text/rtf
rtx - text/richtext
sgm - text/sgml
sgml - text/sgml
sh - application/x-sh
shar - application/x-shar
silo - model/mesh
sit - application/x-stuffit
skd - application/x-koan
skm - application/x-koan
skp - application/x-koan
skt - application/x-koan
smi - application/smil
smil - application/smil
snd - audio/basic
so - application/octet-stream
spl - application/x-futuresplash
src - application/x-wais-source
sv4cpio - application/x-sv4cpio
sv4crc - application/x-sv4crc
svg - image/svg+xml
swf - application/x-shockwave-flash
t - application/x-troff
tar - application/x-tar
tcl - application/x-tcl
tex - application/x-tex
texi - application/x-texinfo
texinfo - application/x-texinfo
tif - image/tiff
tiff - image/tiff
tr - application/x-troff
tsv - text/tab-separated-values
txt - text/plain
ustar - application/x-ustar
vcd - application/x-cdlink
vrml - model/vrml
vxml - application/voicexml+xml
wav - audio/x-wav
wbmp - image/vnd.wap.wbmp
wbmxl - application/vnd.wap.wbxml
webm - video/webm
wml - text/vnd.wap.wml
wmlc - application/vnd.wap.wmlc
wmls - text/vnd.wap.wmlscript
wmlsc - application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc
wrl - model/vrml
xap - application/x-silverlight-app
xaml - application/xaml+xml
xbap - application/x-ms-xbap
xbm - image/x-xbitmap
xht - application/xhtml+xml
xhtml - application/xhtml+xml
xls - application/vnd.ms-excel
xml - application/xml
xpm - image/x-xpixmap
xsl - application/xml
xslt - application/xslt+xml
xul - application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml
xwd - image/x-xwindowdump
xyz - chemical/x-xyz
zip - application/zip