Tip : Add XAP Mime-Type in Tomcat and IIS 5.1

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Mime-Type are used to provide identifiers for file formats on the Internet.

By default, XAP files are not recognized as a Silverlight application in Tomcat or IIS 5.1. You can set a Mime-Type to identify XAP files on both servers.

Setting Mime-Type in Tomcat

in %TOMCAT_INSTALL%/conf directory, edit web.xml file. Add the following description to identify XAP files

 <mime-mapping>

     <extension>xap</extension>

     <mime-type>application/x-silverlight-2-b2</mime-type>

 </mime-mapping>
  • Restart Tomcat and clear your navigator cache,
  • get a XAP file to ensure that the Mime-Type is correctly set

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Setting Mime-Type in IIS 5.1

  • Open the IIS Management Console
  • Open your Web Site properties, under HTTP Headers click on File Types button

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  • In the File Types window, click New Type to add a new Mime-Type

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  • Get a XAP file within IIS to ensure that the Mime-Type is correctly set

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- Ronny Kwon