title: Apache2 server mime types
body: <p>I am trying to get my Apache2 web application to push an arbitrary file extension as an octet-stream when pointed to by a browser.</p>
  
  <p>i.e. Someone goes to blahblah/examples/example1.xyz I want the browser to download the .xyz file rather than just display it.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried adding .htaccess in the root of the web app including</p>
  
  <pre><code>AddType application/octet-stream xyz
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And I have also tried to add the mime type to <code>/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/mime.conf</code> and <code>/etc/mime.types</code> which is referenced as the types library from <code>mime.conf</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I have read a good deal about this on the internet and still haven't gotten this working. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.</p>