| MIME Types application/x-httpd-php | | | | MIME Types application/x-msdownload |
| Another multipurpose MIME, which has its subtype | | | | This MIME like others is also a non standard MIME |
| as ‘httpd’ which is an acronym for Hyper | | | | and is not registered under the IANA. The |
| Text Transfer Protocol Daemon(i.e web server). | | | | ‘x’ before the ‘msdownload’ |
| | | | | denotes the unregistered type. |
| A web server means two things either a | | | | Whenever a file is uploaded from a client to a |
| computer program, which is responsible for | | | | web server, Internet Explorer uses |
| accepting HTTP requests from clients, which are | | | | ‘FindMimeforData’ to determine the type |
| the web browsers we use and then return them | | | | of MIME being used. ‘x-msdownload’ is |
| with responses along with data contents (images, | | | | also one of the MIME types, which is used for |
| text, graphics). Or it is a computer that runs a | | | | download of data. |
| computer program as described above. | | | | The mime application/x-msdownload supports the |
| The second part of this extension is the | | | | ‘dll’ or ‘exe’ extension files. The |
| ‘php’, which is also a technical term and is | | | | ‘dll’ and ‘exe’ are one of the |
| general scripting language, which has been | | | | many extensions of the Microsoft Library. |
| designed to help produce dynamic web pages. | | | | Microsoft had defined its library, which is exclusive |
| This ‘php’ can be embedded into HTML | | | | to windows users, and certain MIME’s are |
| and works through a web server, which is | | | | required for the running of the Internet smoothly. |
| configured via a ‘php’ code and this is | | | | This MIME though an unregistered one is required |
| turn creates web page content. | | | | by Windows users to open a quite a lot of sites. |
| The ‘x’ in the extension stands for a non | | | | ‘dll’ stands for Dynamic Link Library, |
| standard MIME, which cannot be registered under | | | | which is mainly a concept in the Microsoft |
| the IANA, which is the Internet Assigned Number | | | | Operating Systems. And ‘exe’ which is |
| Authority. This authority regulates the global IP | | | | fairly and new extension compared to other is for |
| address allocation, root zone management for the | | | | exe-cutable files, and can contain code, data and |
| Domain Name System. | | | | resources in any combination. It contains code and |
| This MIME helps web browsers to run dynamic | | | | characters mainly for a Graphical User Interface |
| websites and display them correctly on web | | | | like Windows. |
| browsers. The HTTPD with the help of the PHP | | | | So if you are windows user, you will surely be |
| program runs the dynamic website and helps | | | | using this MIME on your computer. |
| clients or users to get direct data accurately. | | | | |