MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Exchange) types tell browsers how to handle specific extensions. For example, the txt/html MIME type equates to htm, html and shtml extensions on most servers, and this tells your browser to interpret all files with those extensions as HTML files.
To open the file, an appropriate application should be installed.
For example, an image sent to you by email is encoded as MIME. Upon receiving this file an application associated with this file type should be installed, for example, ACDSee™, Adobe® Photoshop® or another image viewer.
To handle MIME types, go to Websites, click the name of the desired domain. At the opened page click Web Hosting Settings and then select the MIME Types tab. The list of extensions with the respective applications, which can handle them is displayed.
CloudBlue Commerce allows you to add specific extensions to the list:
- Click the Define New Mime Type button.
- Enter the MIME type and extension(s) into the appropriate fields.
- Click Submit to save the provided data. The new MIME type is displayed in the User Defined Mime Types list.
To remove the MIME type, select the check box near the respective MIME type and click the Delete button.