Descriptionmod_mime_magic is a module for Apache HTTPD which was derived from a free version of thefile command for Unix, originally posted on
comp.sources.unix.
You still want to use mod_mime first to determine MIME types
by file name, because that's the most efficient way.
Then mod_mime_magic can use "magic numbers" and other hints
from the contents of the file to catch cases where file name suffixes
are ambiguous or where users publish their own files without recognizable
suffixes.
mod_mime_magic can be obtained from this site for use with Apache 1.1 and 1.2. It will be included with Apache 1.3 when it becomes available. HistoryThis idea is not new - it has probably been mentioned as a hypothetical capability of web servers since the beginning of the web. The experiment that led to this was done on the intranet (internal network) at Cisco Systems' Central Engineering in San Jose, California. A similar feature was originally added to internal derivatives of the NCSA and CERN HTTP servers in 1994 and 1995. This module for Apache HTTPD was written in 1996 so that the capability would not be lost when Cisco's Central Engineering intranet web server upgraded to Apache.The module was submitted to the Apache Group in July 1997. One of several reasons that the approval for this was sought and granted was to return something to Apache for its contribution to the Internet community. |
mod_mime_magic 1.17Documentationmod_mime_magic.htmlSourcemod_mime_magic.cSample Magic FilemagicDownloadmod_mime_magic.tgzRevision LogHISTORYPatches1.15 -> 1.171.10 -> 1.15 |
