pdf-mime-type

Hi!

I have the problem, that .pdf-files are downloaded and after that they get
displayed.
On other servers i see, the .pdf is opend during the download.

Where can i set that feature?

mime-type is set to
application/x-pdf pdf

Thank you,
Michael

"Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
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> I have the problem, that .pdf-files are downloaded and after that they get
> displayed.
> On other servers i see, the .pdf is opend during the download.
> Where can i set that feature?
> mime-type is set to
> application/x-pdf pdf
That is only one of the standards :-( ,
just like these
application/pdf
application/acrobat
applications/vnd.pdf
text/pdf
text/x-pdf

On MS-Windows an application is associated with a file extention. Some
applications, like IE, are able to associate a document by mime-type and if
succesful display it inside their window. The mime type associated by IE
with these Portable Document Format files is application/pdf -note the
missing x-.

For mime-typing of static files Apache uses two files: mime.type and magic.
Check each contains only application/pdf ( if you find application/x-pdf,
just change it to application/pdf -and restart apache- ).

If the PDF file is generated by a script, this script may have set the mime
type to 'application/x-pdf '. Check and change the source code accordingly
....

HansH

Hi!
Thank you for that.
I changed my mime.types and magic.
Now the reader starts at beginning of the download but i get an
error-message:
File doesnt start with "%PDF-"

Any idea?

Thanks,
Michael

"HansH" <hans@niet.op.het.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> "Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
> news:cq3qej$t0j$00$1@news.t-online.com...
>> I have the problem, that .pdf-files are downloaded and after that they
>> get
>> displayed.
>> On other servers i see, the .pdf is opend during the download.
>> Where can i set that feature?
>> mime-type is set to
>> application/x-pdf pdf
> That is only one of the standards :-( ,
> just like these
> application/pdf
> application/acrobat
> applications/vnd.pdf
> text/pdf
> text/x-pdf
>
> On MS-Windows an application is associated with a file extention. Some
> applications, like IE, are able to associate a document by mime-type and
> if
> succesful display it inside their window. The mime type associated by IE
> with these Portable Document Format files is application/pdf -note the
> missing x-.
>
> For mime-typing of static files Apache uses two files: mime.type and
> magic.
> Check each contains only application/pdf ( if you find application/x-pdf,
> just change it to application/pdf -and restart apache- ).
>
> If the PDF file is generated by a script, this script may have set the
> mime
> type to 'application/x-pdf '. Check and change the source code accordingly
> ...
>
> HansH
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

"Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
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> "HansH" <hans@niet.op.het.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:cq45rv$m8q$1@news.cistron.nl...
> > "Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
> > news:cq3qej$t0j$00$1@news.t-online.com...
> >> I have the problem, that .pdf-files are downloaded and after that they
> >> get displayed.
> >> On other servers i see, the .pdf is opend during the download.
> >> Where can i set that feature?
> >> mime-type is set to
> >> application/x-pdf pdf
> > That is only one of the standards :-( ,
> > For mime-typing of static files Apache uses two files: mime.type and
> > magic.
> > Check each contains only application/pdf ( if you find
application/x-pdf,
> > just change it to application/pdf -and restart apache- ).
> I changed my mime.types and magic.
That's rather _un_expected ... what distribution are you using?

> Now the reader starts at beginning of the download but i get an
> error-message: File doesnt start with "%PDF-"
> Any idea?
Check your config files for more 'application/x-pdf' entries and change them
one at a time too, otherwise add the line 'RemoveOutputFilter DEFLATE
application/pdf'.

This assumes data compression by mod_deflate ...
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_deflate.html
.... please include related directives in your next post.


HansH

Hi!

Ok, there is only one application/pdf

Now, where do i have to add this line?
I tried in mime.types, but no success.

Thanks,
Michael

"HansH" <hans@niet.op.het.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> "Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
> news:cq5qvu$q1p$01$1@news.t-online.com...
>> "HansH" <hans@niet.op.het.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:cq45rv$m8q$1@news.cistron.nl...
>> > "Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
>> > news:cq3qej$t0j$00$1@news.t-online.com...
>> >> I have the problem, that .pdf-files are downloaded and after that they
>> >> get displayed.
>> >> On other servers i see, the .pdf is opend during the download.
>> >> Where can i set that feature?
>> >> mime-type is set to
>> >> application/x-pdf pdf
>> > That is only one of the standards :-( ,
>> > For mime-typing of static files Apache uses two files: mime.type and
>> > magic.
>> > Check each contains only application/pdf ( if you find
> application/x-pdf,
>> > just change it to application/pdf -and restart apache- ).
>> I changed my mime.types and magic.
> That's rather _un_expected ... what distribution are you using?
>
>> Now the reader starts at beginning of the download but i get an
>> error-message: File doesnt start with "%PDF-"
>> Any idea?
> Check your config files for more 'application/x-pdf' entries and change
> them
> one at a time too, otherwise add the line 'RemoveOutputFilter DEFLATE
> application/pdf'.
>
> This assumes data compression by mod_deflate ...
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_deflate.html
> ... please include related directives in your next post.
>
>
> HansH
>
>

"Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
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> "HansH" <hans@niet.op.het.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:cq7i3u$hqd$1@news.cistron.nl...
> > "Michael Volk" <micha_volk@t-online.de> schreef in bericht
> >> > For mime-typing of static files Apache uses two files:
> >> > mime.type and magic.
> >> > Check each contains only application/pdf
> >> Now the reader starts at beginning of the download but i get an
> >> error-message: File doesnt start with "%PDF-"
> >> Any idea?
> > Check your config files for more 'application/x-pdf' entries and change
> > them one at a time too, otherwise add the line
> > 'RemoveOutputFilter DEFLATE application/pdf'.
> >
> > This assumes data compression by mod_deflate ...
> > http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_deflate.html
> > ... please include related directives in your next post.
> Ok, there is only one application/pdf
ONE? in which file?? (please quote the line)

> Now, where do i have to add this line?
Somewhere -not anywhere- in httpd.conf or apache.conf or any file included
by either of these ... file names and file content may vary per distribution
of Apache.

Where did you download your Apache?

HansH