Today let’s work on Adding MIME type to Plesk with help of our Server Management Services support techs at Bobcares.

Adding MIME type to Plesk Overview

MIME stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. This is to identify files on the Internet according to their nature and format. MIME-type will label the categories of data programs that are able to process the data correctly.

MIME types help the browser determine what type of content is about to be processed, so the browser can use the proper protocols, codec, and media player to display the data correctly.

The MIME types file maps the extensions .html and .htm: type=text/html exts=htm,html.

When a web server delivers a web page to a client web browser it also sends the MIME type of data.

If in case there are attached or embedded files in a specific format then IIS tells the client application regarding the MIME type of the embedded or attached file. IIS can operate files of registered MIME types.

To add a MIME type for a virtual directory in Plesk.

• Login into Plesk Control Panel.

• Go to the Websites & Domains section and select the domain name. Click on Virtual Directories.

• Next click on the MIME Types tab.

• Click on Add MIME Type.

• In the “Extension” field, Add the file name’s extension. Remember that file name extensions begin with a dot (.) or a wildcard (*) symbol.

• In the “Content” field, type the content type.(i.e. text/html)

• Select a value from the list or you can also specify a new content type.  Now select custom and enter the content type in the input box provided. Finally, Click OK to complete.

You can define a new content type or select the appropriate value from the list. To do this, select Custom and enter the content type in the input box provided, it can be video/mp4. Finally, Click OK to finish.

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Conclusion

To sum up, Adding MIME type to Plesk helps the browser to fetch what kind of content is about to be processed, so the browser can display data correctly with the use of protocols, codec, and media player.