Office 2007 MIME types for Apache
When you try to download .docx (Word 2007) files from the Internet, does Internet Explorer want to rename them to .zip files? If you’re looking for an easy fix, stop banging your head against the wall, it’s not you. It’s the server. You should contact the webmaster and ask him or her to add the Office 2007 mime types to the server’s configuration. With Apache running on linux, this is typically in the file /etc/mime.types. Ask them to add the following line:
application/vnd.openxmlformats docx pptx xlsx |
If you can’t get the webmaster to add the mime type, you’ll have to save the file to your computer and rename it to remove the .zip extension, changing it to .docx. Then you’ll be able to open it by double-clicking the icon.
This is explained in more detail here.
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