Red Hat Content Accelerator supports three types of MIME types starting with version 2.0.13 and kernel patch 2.4.2-P3. They are defined in /etc/tux.mime.types.
Table 3-4. MIME Types
| MIME Type | File Extension | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TUX/redirect | pl php | All extensions listed after TUX/redirect will be redirected to the secondary server. |
| TUX/CGI | cgi pl | All extensions listed after TUX/CGI will be handled by the Red Hat Content Accelerator CGI engine directly. |
| TUX/module | tux x | All extensions listed after TUX/module will be handled by Red Hat Content Accelerator userspace modules. |
The TUX/redirect MIME type will redirect all requests to files ending in .pl or .php to Apache, without having to check for file permissions.
The TUX/CGI MIME type specify scripts that should be located in the $DOCROOT/cgi-bin directory, or the directory specified by the cgiroot parameter. Refer to the Section called Parameters for details.
Refer to Chapter 5 for details about the TUX/module MIME type.