Command ReferenceA-133
NAME
httpd.mimetypes - map of file suffixes to MIME Content-Type
SYNOP SIS
/etc/httpd.mimetypes
DESCRIPTION
For HTTP/1.0 and higher protocols, a MIME header is returned in the reply of
every GET request. This header includes a Content-Type field, whose contents
is determined by examining the suffix of the file being transmitted.
The /etc/httpd.mimetypes file contains the mapping of filename suffixes to
MIME Content-Type. The format of each line is: suffix, Content-Type. Comments
are introduced with a #.
The filer is not shipped with the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file. Instead, the filers
system files include a sample file named /etc/httpd.mimetypes.sample.
Before you start using HTTP, make a copy of /etc/httpd.mimetypes.sample and
name the copy /etc/httpd.mimetypes.
If the file /etc/httpd.mimetypes is not installed, the HTTP server looks for the
file /etc/httpd.mimetypes.sample as a fallback.
EXAMPLE
#map .ps files to PostSc ript
ps application/postscript
httpd.mimetypes