Configure MIME types

Customers may create custom MIME types on a Linux shared hosting account by adding the AddType directive to an .htaccess file. Customers can create custom MIME types on a Windows shared hosting account by modifying the web.config file.

Linux

The .htaccess file should reside in the same directory as the designated files. The .htaccess entry has the following syntax:

AddType mime-type ext

Using the .wmv file extension as an example, the .htaccess entry would be the following:

Windows

The web.config file should be located in the root directory of a Web site. Using .mp4 and .mpv as examples, adding MIME types with IIS 7 looks like this:

<configuration>

     <system.webServer>

            <staticContent>
                  <mimeMap fileExtension=".mp4" mimeType="video/mp4" />
                  <mimeMap fileExtension=".m4v" mimeType="video/m4v" />
         </staticContent>

      system.webServer>

</configuration>