Common MIME Types

The Common mime types are Type/Subtype text/plain

Plain text. By default, if the server doesn't recognize the file extension, it assume the file is plain text.

text/html HTML files.

text/richtext

Rich Text Format. Most word processors understand rich text format, so it be a good portable format to use if you want people to read it from their v. processor.

image/gif

GIF images, a common, compressed graphics format specifically designed exchanging images across different platforms, Almost all graphical brows display GIF images inline (using the tag).

image/jpeg

JPEG is another popular image compression format.'Although it is a fairly common format, JPEG is not supported internally by as many browsers as is GIF.

image/x xbitmap

X bitmap is a very simple pixel by pixel description of images. Because simple and because most graphical browsers support it, it can be useful for creating small, dynamic images such as counters. Generally, X bitmap files have the extension xbm.

audio/basic Basic 8 bit, ulaw compressed audio files. Usually ends with the extension au.

audio/x wav Microsoft Windows audio format.

video/rnpeg MPEG compressed video.

video/quicktime Quicktime video.

video/x msvidoo Microsoft Video. Usually ends with the extension avi. application/octet stream Any general, binary format that the server doesn't recognize usually uses this MIME type. Upon receiving this type, most browsers will give you the option of saving the data to a file.. You can use this MIME type to force the user's browser to download and save a file rather than display it.

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