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What file extensions does Apache pass to Tomcat?

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Last Updated: February 19, 2007 10:24 AM

Files processed by Apache are affected by .htaccess settings, whereas files passed to and processed by Tomcat bypass these settings. Below is a list of file extensions for which Apache is responsible. Files not appearing in this list are processed by Tomcat.

  • .pl
  • .gz
  • .au
  • .wm
  • .rm
  • .js
  • .rb
  • .py
  • .php
  • .php4
  • .php5
  • .inc
  • .htm
  • .jpg
  • .gif
  • .png
  • .tif
  • .swf
  • .ogg
  • .zip
  • .tar
  • .jar
  • .exe
  • .css
  • .xml
  • .rar
  • .wma
  • .asf
  • .rmi
  • .wmv
  • .3gp
  • .avi
  • .mp3
  • .mpg
  • .wav
  • .snd
  • .mid
  • .pdf
  • .cgi
  • .html
  • .jpeg
  • .tiff
  • .midi
  • .mpeg
  • .3gpp
  • .perl
  • .xls