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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.html b/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.html index eb8e2be663..c222cab89b 100644 --- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.html +++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_mime.html @@ -226,34 +226,51 @@ multiple extensions</A> <A HREF="directive-dict.html#Module" REL="Help" -><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime<P> +><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_mime +<P> The AddLanguage directive maps the given filename extensions to the specified content language. <EM>MIME-lang</EM> is the MIME language of filenames containing <EM>extension</EM>. This mapping is added to any already in force, overriding any mappings that already exist for the same <EM>extension</EM>. - +</P> +<P> Example: <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> AddEncoding x-compress Z<BR> AddLanguage en .en<BR> AddLanguage fr .fr<BR> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> - +</P> +<P> Then the document <CODE>xxxx.en.Z</CODE> will be treated as being a compressed English document (as will the document <CODE>xxxx.Z.en</CODE>). Although the content language is reported to the client, the browser is unlikely to use this information. The -AddLanguage directive is more useful for <A -HREF="../content-negotiation.html">content negotiation</A>, where +AddLanguage directive is more useful for +<A HREF="../content-negotiation.html">content negotiation</A>, where the server returns one from several documents based on the client's -language preference.<P> - +language preference. +</P> +<P> +If multiple language assignments are made for the same extension, +the last one encountered is the one that is used. That is, for the +case of: +</P> +<PRE> + AddLanguage en .en + AddLanguage en-uk .en + AddLanguage en-us .en +</PRE> +<P> +documents with the extension "<CODE>.en</CODE>" would be treated as +being "<CODE>en-us</CODE>". +</P> <P> - <STRONG>See also</STRONG>: <A HREF="#multipleext">Files with multiple extensions</A> <BR> <STRONG>See also</STRONG>: <A HREF="./mod_negotiation.html">mod_negotiation</A> +</P> <HR> |