Re: Serving MS excel files with apache

[Anthony Baratta <Anthony Baratta com>]

Eric Sisler wrote:
> 
> Is there an easy way to serve MS excel files from apache?  Currently they
> show up as garbage in my browser instead of allowing me to d/l the file or
> open it with Excel.
> 
> I suspect it has something to do with /etc/mime.types and 1 or more of
> apache's config files, but I can't find any documentation to help me.
> Anyone have a clue?

make a .htaccess file with the following info...

AddType application/octet-stream xls 

put it in the directory hosting your Excel Files.

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Anthony Baratta