1.  Click on the MIME Types link in the  area.  

2.  Enter the MIME type that you want to add in the MIME Type field. Have a look at the list 

of system wide MIME types to show you how to add a new one or add to a pre existing 

one.  

3.  Enter the file extension in the Extension(s) field.  

4.  Click on the Add button. Click on the MIME types link to return to the MIME types 

window to confirm that it has been created.  

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Deleting a MIME type

Deleting a MIME type  

You can delete any custom MIME types at any time. However, you can not delete system wide 

MIME types   please contact your hosting administrator if you have a problem with one of these.  

To delete a MIME type: 

1.  Click on the MIME Types link in the  area.  

2.  A list of customized MIME types is displayed underneath the Delete MIME types area. 

Choose one of these from the drop down list.  

3.  Click on the Delete button. Click on the MIME types link to return to the MIME types 

window to confirm that it has been deleted.  

Apache Handlers  

Apache is an open source HTTP server, and is used to serve your site. Apache handlers tell the 

server how to deal with web files that need to be processed on the server. For example, Apache 

is set up to process files with .pl extensions using Perl. However, if for some reason you also 

wanted to process files with .script extension using Perl, then you would have to set up a 

custom Apache handler for your site.  

Note: People often get confused as to the difference between MIME types and Apache 

handlers. Basically, MIME types tell your browser how to handle files, while Apache handlers 

tell the server how to handle files.  

Warning: Check with your hosting administrator before adding an Apache handler, as they can 

easily alter the correct functioning of your web site.  

To add an Apache handler: 

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