Changing the mime type of a non-php file?

Question

I have a file (*.lwxl) that I would like for users to download a file, but the mime-type is text/html, and I would like to change it to application. Is there any way to do this?

Answer 1

You can't do that from PHP - you should do it through your Apache (or IIS or...) config.

For Apache you can edit your mime.types file:

application/lwxl-type lwxl

Answer 2

Hi,

If you have access to your Apache configuration (if you don't want to write a PHP script that will send the headers and the file content), maybe the AddType directive can help you :

The AddType directive maps the given filename extensions onto the specified content type. MIME-type is the MIME type to use for filenames containing extension. [...] This directive can be used to add mappings not listed in the MIME types file

The given example looks like this :

AddType image/gif .gif

Answer 3

Hi is that apache? http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod%5Fmime.html check AddType Directive

Answer 4

Add the appropriate mime type to the .htaccess file.

AddType application/x-lwxl .lwxl

Answer 5

You will need to set the mime type using a scripting language. Here is how to do it in PHP.

Mime-type of downloading file