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Asked: 2026-06-15T22:20:01+00:00

I am trying to get my Apache2 web application to push an arbitrary file

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I am trying to get my Apache2 web application to push an arbitrary file extension as an octet-stream when pointed to by a browser.

i.e. Someone goes to blahblah/examples/example1.xyz I want the browser to download the .xyz file rather than just display it.

I have tried adding .htaccess in the root of the web app including

AddType application/octet-stream xyz

And I have also tried to add the mime type to /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/mime.conf and /etc/mime.types which is referenced as the types library from mime.conf.

I have read a good deal about this on the internet and still haven’t gotten this working. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe you have to add a . before the extension:

    AddType application/octet-stream .xyz

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