HTTP MIME Types (/etc/httpd.mimetypes)

This window allows you to view and edit the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file. The filer reads the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file so it can send the appropriate Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Content-Type header in each response to a GET request. The header shows the MIME Content-Type value of the file. For example, if the MIME Content-Type value shows that the file being transferred is an image file and the client is configured properly, the browser can render the image by using a graphics application.

The window provides the following information for the MIME types in the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file:

• Extension: The suffix (extension) of a file. For example, HTML files are identified by the .html extension.
• MIME type: The general type of data contained in the file. For example, .gif, .jpeg, and .tif files are "image" MIME Content-type files.
• Subtype: The data subtype, which shows the specific format in which the data is stored. For example, .ai, .ps., and .eps files are stored in postscript.
• Comment: The comments associated with the file type.

This window also provides buttons that allow you to add new, and modify or delete existing entries in the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file. The window provides the following buttons:

• Reload. Click this button to reload the existing /etc/httpd.mimetypes file from the filer.
• Save. Click this button to save the changes to the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file. Changes to the file take effect immediately.

  NOTE: Reboot the filer after changing any /etc file to make sure the new configuration works correctly.

• Insert. Click anywhere in the display box and click Insert to add a MIME type to the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file.
• Modify. Click the appropriate file type in the display box and click Modify to modify the information for a MIME type in the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file.
• Delete. Click the appropriate file type in the display box and click Delete to delete a MIME type from the /etc/httpd.mimetypes file.