How does lighttpd/nginx determine filetype of a file? (which method?)

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I want to configure my lighttpd to serve some static files, with compression capability. The files are plain text but they have .bin extension. I have these lines in my lighttpd configuration:

compress.cache-dir          = "/var/cache/lighttpd/compress/"
compress.filetype           = ("text/plain", "text/html", "application/x-javascript", "text/css")

And it works for css and js files, but not for the .bin files.

Here is the output of file -i for one fo those .bin files:

8_1.bin: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

How can I determine the file type of this file the same way lighttpd does it?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 21 '13 at 17:36

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/etc/mime.types by default defines .bin files as a "application/octet-stream", so please try add "application/octet-stream" to your compress.filetype table

edited May 21 '13 at 17:36

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answered May 21 '13 at 14:42

jamzed

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that is a stupid idea. map ".bin" to a better mime type (for example the output that `file` gave you). you don't want to compress all application/octet-stream files. See http://redmine.lighttpd.net/projects/lighttpd/wiki/Mimetype_assignDetails – Stefan May 21 '13 at 16:44
I think that mapping .bin to text/plain is a terrible idea... but of course you have right to present your point of view ;-) – jamzed May 21 '13 at 17:09

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered May 21 '13 at 14:37

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You should have a MIME file containing a dictionary related to all filetypes.

answered May 21 '13 at 14:37

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hum... why the hell is someone downgrading this answer? The upper one, which has been posted at the same time contain the same answer!! – Dr I May 23 '13 at 15:43

How does lighttpd/nginx determine filetype of a file? (which method?)

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