cPanel User Manual 

Mime types tell browsers how to handle specific extensions.  For example, the 

text/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. You can alter or add new mime types specifically for your site (note 

that you can not alter the system defined mime type values). 

Steps 

1

 To access the 

Mime Types Menu

, click on the  

  icon above the words 

Mime 

Types

 on the main screen of your cPanel interface.  

2

 Enter the mime type in the blank field under 

Mime Type

. 

3

 Enter the extensions to associate with the mime type in the blank field under 

Extension(s)

. 

4

 Click on 

Add

 to add this new mime type.  

Troubleshooting 

If the new mime type is not working correctly. Make sure the extension(s) 

associated with that type are not already defined in another mime type. 

Removing mime types 

Overview 

If you no longer need a certain file extension to be interpreted in a specific way 

by your browser, you can remove it from your mime types list. 

Steps 

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