This bypassed the normal download dialog resulting in internet explorer guessing that the content was an executable program and then running it on the users computer. When using this module on your server for the first time, you receive. Windows vista rtm customers can add mime types by running iis manager, clicking on mime types. We need to tell the web server about the silverlight packaged applications that web browsers will ask to download. Configuring iis for silverlight applications btnhd.
This is because by default iis 6 will not serve up files that have file extensions with unknown mime types. Mime types for clickonce deployment robindotnets blog. Some servers dont have an associated mime type to support mp4 files. Doubleclick administrative tools, and then doubleclick internet information services iis manager. Mime types are not used for dynamic content, so you should never configure the web server mime types to serve php, or iis is likely to serve out your source code as plain text.
Jan 14, 2010 configuring iis for silverlight applications posted in hosting, iis, microsoft, uncategorized, web, windows server, windows server 2003 to enable iis 6. For example if you try to upload a text file that has the extension. Deploying wcf and silverlight applications on iis 5 and 7. Jun 14, 2008 really thanks, silverlight 4 application running very well on iis 6. However, appropriate mime types have to be added to the iis. Deploying silverlight content to a production web server is a pretty easy process. Despite occasional misconception, silverlight doesnt require a microsoftbased web server. For iis 6, rightclick the silverlightapplicationsample folder and. Different browsers serve different mime types for the same files. I have a script that creates an app pool, web site and then i want to use adsutil to add the.
Html5 video mime types setup on apache and iis servers. Mime types form a standard way of classifying file types on the internet. Getting iis to serve any file type info support blog. Jun 29, 2005 this is because by default iis 6 will not serve up files that have file extensions with unknown mime types. Apr 10, 2008 all mime types needed to support hosting silverlight applications are implemented by default in windows server 2008 iis 7. Register silverlight mime types in iis programmatically. Deploying silverlight wcf ria services on iis 6 refactor. Click new type and add the following 3 mime types for silverlight. Under mime map, click the file types tab and select new type. Iis associates each file extension to a mime type, and by default, iis blocks. If you host xap files on a cdn or other host such as amazon s3, you need to have the server configured with the new silverlight mime type. In iis management, click on the root node under internet information services.
Hosting xaml files for silverlight without registering. The microsoft web platform installer is a free tool that makes it simple to download, install and keep uptodate with the latest components of the microsoft web platform, including internet information services iis, sql server express. For iis 6, right click on the server name and select properties. Windows vista customers can add mime types by running iis manager, clicking mime types, then clicking add, and then adding the following mime types xap applicationx. Historically, firefox has loaded css files even if they had the wrong mime type, as long as the html document that requested them was being processed in quirks mode. In the extension box, type the file name extension that you want for example. All mime types needed to support silverlight are implemented by default in iis 7 and above in windows server 2008 and windows vista sp1. Click one of these links to see how to set mime types in iis 6 or iis 7. Jan 10, 2012 it tells me a new version of silverlight is needed every time i open the app and never says anything else. Web servers and browsers all have a list of mime types, so that they can transfer files of the same type in the same way.
This is a major source of problems for users of geckobased browsers, which respect the mime types as reported by web servers and web applications. However, a little manual effort is needed if you want to turn on silverlight support on iis 7. Jul 17, 2012 mime stands for multipurpose internet mail extensions. Nov 01, 2008 if you host xap files on a cdn or other host such as amazon s3, you need to have the server configured with the new silverlight mime type. To define a mime type for a specific extension, follow these steps. You must register some mime types and file extensions so that the.
All mime types needed to support silverlight are implemented by default in windows server 2008 iis 7. Jan 06, 2012 in iis, browse to mime types and check for verbs and extensions like. In the connections pane, go to the site, application, or directory for which you want to add a mime type. Properly configuring server mime types web security mdn. Configuring a web server to host silverlight content tim sneath. Mar 03, 2008 if youre serving up silverlight applications packaged as. If your application is hosted on an apache webserver, you can set up your own mime types by putting entries in the.
You can find out specifics in the breaking changes reference when you do not need to configure the mime type. Mime types are configured for static content, so the web server can alert the client browser in the header of the response what type of data to expect and render. Bills iis blog how to add mime types with iis7 nfig. Select default web site and bring up the properties dialog box. Heres a nice stepbystep guide to adding the mime type on. If youre serving up silverlight applications packaged as. I am creating an installer for a silverlight application and would like to be able to register the. Windows vista rtm customers can add mime types by running iis manager, clicking on mime types, then clicking add and adding the following mime types.
If mp4 video wont play, check that mp4 mime type exists. The iis configuration tool helps you rapidly deploy web applications on microsoft windows servers family running internet information services versions 5. In the mime types dialog box, click new button to enter the following mime types. Web servers and browsers all have a list of mime types, so that they can transfer files of the same type in the same way, no matter what operating system they are working in. You should adjust the content expiration setting to 1 minute. For example, to add the xml mime type to the default web site using the iis snapin. The following procedure outlines how to do this with iis. In iis, browse to mime types and check for verbs and extensions like. Nov 23, 2010 with ria and iis 6 you want to look for a few gotchas, once you know them they are easy. You can edit with iis manager at the server level mime types icon or you can edit nfig in notepad if you want. This action was taken in iis 6 to make web servers more secure, but you can allow files with any extension to be served up as follows. Radupload does not determine the mimetype using only the file extension.
Configuring iis for silverlight applications thomas maurer. Rightclick your web site and select properties from the context menu. Really thanks, silverlight 4 application running very well on iis 6. Requirements management rup sharepoint portal server silverlight software. Deploying silverlight wcf ria services on iis 6 refactor this.
If i leave it as 2 it works correctly and only asks to download a new version if the current version is older than the minruntimeversion provided, but once i have downloaded the newest version it never opens clientbineut. Mime type when you upload, or when clients download your. Let me start by saying that i took over for a software developer working at a company recently. Mime stands for multipurpose internet mail extensions. Just make sure that you keep good xml formatting and that you dont overwrite any changes that you make in iis manager by saving an old config file. If you want to prevent a package containing iis configurations from deploying on operating systems not listed above, use software launch conditions tab to set the proper install. How to solve unhandled error in silverlight application. Set the applicationxsilverlightapp mime type jeff wilcox. Adding static content mime mappings microsoft docs. Open the iis microsoft management console mmc, rightclick the local computer name, and then click properties.
Go to iis manager refer to the images in step 5, above. As new content types are invented or added to web servers, web administrators may fail to add the new mime types to their web servers configuration. In the properties dialog box, click mime types button. Jpg files are uploaded with imagepjpeg mimetype when using ie and imagejpeg,when using firefox.
All mime types needed to support hosting silverlight applications are implemented by default in windows server 2008 iis 7. Then i clicked on the mime types button, and there was my discrepancy. This is caused by the iis server not being configured to allow. Windows vista customers can add mime types by running iis manager, clicking mime types, then clicking add, and then adding the following mime typesxap applicationx. How to solve unhandled error in silverlight application code. Configuring iis for silverlight applications microsoft docs. Net download cache and the silverlight isolated storage cache testing and changing application code that is making use of the iis download features like xbap or silverlight, then you should beware of the multiple caches used by the web severer as well as client side caches. Without the mime type youll find that your silverlight apps seem to hang trying to download. With ria and iis 6 you want to look for a few gotchas, once you know them they are easy. If your stylesheet comes from a different origin than the document, you must serve it with. After the silverlight control is created, it contains a property called source which points to the xaml file to be loaded. I found an article which tells me to add a new mime type.
This is a fairly straightforward process of adding mime types, but the process is different for each web server. Although probably not applicable in your case, this can also occur if you are using iis and havent registered the correct mime type for. Configuring iis for silverlight applications posted in hosting, iis, microsoft, uncategorized, web, windows server, windows server 2003 to enable iis 6. I do not know very much about iis6 or silverlight but that is what the application i am asked to add to the server is written. Mar 25, 2008 mime types are configured for static content, so the web server can alert the client browser in the header of the response what type of data to expect and render. Web server changes configuring mime type silverlight is compatible with all popular web servers. Open iis manager and open the properties of the iis node. If you experience a 404 error in iis 5 or 6 when trying to request one of the above file types, and youre sure the file exists and you have the. Iis 7, included in windows server 2008, already includes all the relevant mime types for both wpf and silverlight, including both. If you want your application to download files over your corporate internet, using file. Apache can host up silverlight content just as happily as iis. Silverlight applications are downloaded by browsers through xap files.
You can find out specifics in the breaking changes reference. Iis smooth streaming features microsoft silverlight. Mp4 videos require a mime type on your server to play. This article suggests a workaround to host simple silverlight applications with xaml files where they are blocked by isp or mime type is not yet updated in iis.
Feb 10, 2009 this blog explains the process of configuring silverlight 2. Jun 12, 2010 click one of these links to see how to set mime types in iis 6 or iis 7. Mime type guessing has led to security exploits in internet explorer which were based upon a malicious author incorrectly reporting a mime type of a dangerous file as a safe type. Configuring a web server to host silverlight content tim.
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