Table E.1 lists the file extensions and MIME Content-types supported by many popular Web servers. If your server does not list an extension for a particular content-type or if the type you want to use is not listed at all, you will have to add support for that type to your server configuration.
MIME Type |
What It Is (If Noted) |
File Extensions |
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application/acad |
AutoCAD Drawing files |
dwg, DWG |
|
application/arj |
|
arj |
|
application/clariscad |
ClarisCAD files |
CCAD |
|
application/drafting |
MATRA Prelude drafting |
DRW |
|
application/dxf |
DXF (AutoCAD) |
dxf, DXF |
|
application/excel |
Microsoft Excel |
xl |
|
application/i-deas |
SDRC I-DEAS files |
unv, UNV |
|
application/iges |
IGES graphics format |
igs, iges, IGS, IGES |
|
application/mac-binhex40 |
Macintosh BinHex format |
hqx |
|
application/msword |
Microsoft Word |
word, w6w, doc |
|
application/mswrite |
Microsoft Write |
wri |
|
application/octet-stream |
Uninterpreted binary |
bin |
|
application/oda |
|
oda |
|
application/pdf |
PDF (Adobe Acrobat) |
|
|
application/postscript |
PostScript |
ai, PS, ps, eps |
|
application/pro_eng |
PTC Pro/ENGINEER |
prt, PRT, part |
|
application/rtf |
Rich Text Format |
rtf |
|
application/set |
SET (French CAD standard) |
set, SET |
|
application/sla |
Stereolithography |
stl, STL |
|
application/solids |
MATRA Prelude Solids |
SOL |
|
application/STEP |
ISO-10303 STEP data files |
stp, STP, step, STEP |
|
application/vda |
VDA-FS Surface data |
vda, VDA |
|
application/x-director |
Macromedia Director |
dir, dcr, dxr |
|
application/x-mif |
FrameMaker MIF Format |
mif |
|
application/x-csh |
C-shell script |
csh |
|
application/x-dvi |
TeX DVI |
dvi |
|
application/x-gzip |
GNU Zip |
gz, gzip |
|
application/x-hdf |
NCSA HDF Data File |
hdf |
|
application/x-latex |
LaTeX source |
latex |
|
application/x-netcdf |
Unidata netCDF |
nc,cdf |
|
application/x-sh |
Bourne shell script |
sh |
|
application/x-stuffit |
Stiffut Archive |
sit |
|
application/x-tcl |
TCL script |
tcl |
|
application/x-tex |
TeX source |
tex |
|
application/x-texinfo |
Texinfo (Emacs) |
texinfo,texi |
|
application/x-troff |
Troff |
t, tr, roff |
|
application/x-troff-man |
Troff with MAN macros |
man |
|
application/x-troff-me |
Troff with ME macros |
me |
|
application/x-troff-ms |
Troff with MS macros |
ms |
|
application/x-wais-source |
WAIS source |
src |
|
application/x-bcpio |
Old binary CPIO |
bcpio |
|
application/x-cpio |
POSIX CPIO |
cpio |
|
application/x-gtar |
GNU tar |
gtar |
|
application/x-shar |
Shell archive |
shar |
|
application/x-sv4cpio |
SVR4 CPIO |
sv4cpio |
|
application/x-sv4crc |
SVR4 CPIO with CRC |
sv4crc |
|
application/x-tar |
4.3BSD tar format |
tar |
|
application/x-ustar |
POSIX tar format |
ustar |
|
application/x-winhelp |
Windows Help |
hlp |
|
application/zip |
ZIP archive |
zip |
|
audio/basic |
Basic audio (usually m-law) |
au, snd |
|
audio/x-aiff |
AIFF audio |
aif, aiff, aifc |
|
audio/x-pn-realaudio |
RealAudio |
ra, ram |
|
audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin |
RealAudio (plug-in) |
rpm |
|
audio/x-wav |
Windows WAVE audio |
wav |
|
image/gif |
GIF image |
gif |
|
image/ief |
Image Exchange Format |
ief |
|
image/jpeg |
JPEG image |
jpg, JPG, JPE, jpe, JPEG, jpeg |
|
image/pict |
Macintosh PICT |
pict |
|
image/tiff |
TIFF image |
tiff, tif |
|
image/x-cmu-raster |
CMU raster |
ras |
|
image/x-portable-anymap |
PBM Anymap format |
pnm |
|
image/x-portable-bitmap |
PBM Bitmap format |
pbm |
|
image/x-portable-graymap |
PBM Graymap format |
pgm |
|
image/x-portable-pixmap |
PBM Pixmap format |
ppm |
|
image/x-rgb |
RGB Image |
rgb |
|
image/x-xbitmap |
X Bitmap |
xbm |
|
image/x-xpixmap |
X Pixmap |
xpm |
|
image/x-xwindowdump |
X Windows dump (xwd) format |
xwd |
|
multipart/x-zip |
PKZIP Archive |
zip |
|
multipart/x-gzip |
GNU ZIP Archive |
gzip |
|
text/html |
HTML |
html, htm |
|
text/plain |
Plain text |
txt, g, h, C, cc, |
|
hh, m, f90 |
|
|
|
text/richtext |
MIME Richtext |
rtx |
|
text/tab-separated-values |
Text with tab-separated values |
tsv |
|
text/x-setext |
Struct enhanced text |
etx |
|
video/mpeg |
MPEG video |
mpeg, mpg, MPG, MPE, mpe, MPEG, mpeg |
|
video/quicktime |
QuickTime Video |
qt, mov |
|
video/msvideo |
Microsoft Windows Video |
avi |
|
video/x-sgi-movie |
SGI Movieplayer format |
movie |
|
x-world/x-vrml |
VRML Worlds |
wrl |