MIME types form a standard way of classifying file types on the Internet. Internet programs such as Web server and Web browsers all have a list of MIME types, so that they can transfer files of the same type in the same way, no matter what operating system they are working in.
What is Mime Type?
- MIME stands for Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions. MIME types form a standard way of classifying file types on the Internet. Internet programs such as Web servers and browsers all have a list of MIME types, so that they can transfer files of the same type in the same way, no matter what operating system they are working in.
Mime Type Info...
- MIME types have a type/subtype description; for example, a Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) file would have a MIME type of image/gif, specifying an image type and a GIF subtype.
- MIME types can be video, text, audio, images, or application-specific. Each application can have its own MIME type, an operating system (such as Microsoft® Windows XP) can have its own MIME types, and your web host has its own MIME types.
- A MIME type has two parts: a type and a subtype. They are separated by a slash ("/"). For example, a MIME type for Macromedia Flash files is "application" and the subtype is "x-shockwave-flash". Together, the complete MIME type is "application/x-shockwave-flash". Here is the complete AddType directive to add the MIME type for Macromedia Flash
Mime Types