MIME Types
MIME is the abbreviation for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. It is a standard way of telling the browser and the Web server what kind of data they are dealing with.
Another excellent, cross-referenced list is available at the IANA.ORG site at http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml.
Wikipedia has a fairly decent listing at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mime_type.
| Extension | MIME Type |
|---|---|
| .bmp | image/bmp |
| .avi | video/avi |
| .doc | application/msword |
| .exe | application/octet-stream |
| .gif | image/gif |
| .html | text/html |
| .jpg | image/jpeg |
| .mov | video/quicktime |
| .mp3 | audio/mpeg3 |
| .png | image/png |
| .pps | application/mspowerpoint |
| .ppt | application/mspowerpoint |
| .psd | application/octet-stream |
| .swf | application/x-shockwave-flash |
| .tif | image/tiff |
| .tiff | image/tiff |
| .txt | text/plain |
| .wav | application/x-mplayer2 (this MIME type will work in Firefox) |
| .wav | audio/wav (this MIME type will cause problems in Firefox) |
| .xls | application/excel |
| .zip | application/x-compressed |