AddType directive

Purpose

Allows you to add entries to the server's default typing information and cause an extension to be a certain type. These directives override any conflicting entries in the TypesConfig file.

Syntax

AddType type/subtype extension

type/subtype is the MIME-like type for the document.

extension is the filename extension to map to this type. This can either be a filename extension, a full pathname, or a file name.

You may use as many AddType directives as you wish.

Default

The default types are in the types configuration file.

Example

AddType text/plain doc

This would cause any file ending in .doc to be served as type text/plain.

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