file extentions using a web server

[Styles137]

I need a little help here. I am using Fedora 3 for my server. There are multiple sites hosted on this box. I am having trouble with one of the sites where I am creating a powerpoint presentation on my computer, uploading the ppt to the server, and when I access this online, it turns to garbled text. Does anyone know if there is a quick fix to helping the server recognize certain file extentions? I am having the same problem with two other file extentions from a different program as well.

 

[Chacalinc]

is your web server Apache? if so, you can ask it in that forum. you should see the /etc/http/httpd.conf file configuration in order to check about the .ppt extensions.

Cheers.

Chacal, Inc.

 

[sleipnir214]

It could also be in a file named mime.types that resides in the same directory as httpd.conf.

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[Styles137]

It looks like the solution could be in the mime file. I do not see anything in the list for powerpoint. Is there a way of adding this application to the mime file, or does anyone know where i might add the file extentions on this mime list?

 

[Styles137]

I think I found powerpoint beside ms-powerpoint. Now the problem is with adding extentions for a program called inspiration. I do not see this on the list at all. Anyone know how to help?