Problem with Playlist Ext. ?

[ZaFoD]

Hi Guys,

 

Noob here, so i'm probably missing something basic.

 

I'm trying to store and give general access some playlists (basic text files) with the ".plx" file ext.

i can upload and see them OK, but when ever i try to access them via media player or browser i get this error:

 

"Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request."

 

Any ideas how to fix this.

 

Thanks.

 

[Ashoat]

What CHMOD permissions did you give the .plx files? Can you tell me your HelioHost username and the path to the files specified?

[ZaFoD]

Hi djbob,

Thanks for the reply.

 

I haven't given the ".plx" files any particual permissions.

I just added them to a new folder in my "WWW" folder, which i believe allows everyone to read them.

The idea being they can be accessed by all members of our youth club.

 

The user name is "navix" and the ".plx" file is in:

http://www.navix.heliohost.org/navix/

 

It links to files in the "images" folder if that makes any difference.

[Ashoat]

I took a look at the configured MIME types on the server, and looks like .plx is associated with Perl. The server is attempting to parse your files as Perl, and as a result it is getting errors and exiting out. At this point, the best course of action is either to use a different extension or to override MIME types with the "Apache Handlers" section in cPanel.

[ZaFoD]

I can't really use a different file ext. as its the only one that works with streams.

And being a local youth club, we don't have the funds or permissions to change the PC configs.

 

Is there any info on here about overiding the MIME types ?

Or is it another afternoon with Google for me.

[Ashoat]

I would Google it. I don't remember the MIME type for plain download off the top of my head.

[ZaFoD]

Hi djbob,

 

I tried changing the associations to "application/octet-stream" which i believe is for downloads and then to "text/plain" as is it basically a text file. Both of which showed up right in "File Manager" but neither worked in a browser or media player.

 

But, with a combination of luck and laziness, I found a work around.

So all is fine.

Thanks for trying to help.