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Configuring a Web server for Flash

When your files are accessed from a Web server, the server must properly identify them as Flash movies in order to display them. If the MIME type is missing or not properly delivered by the server, the browser may display error messages or a blank window with a puzzle piece icon.

Your server may already be configured properly. To test server configuration, see TechNote #12696 on the Macromedia Flash Support Center, www.macromedia.com.If your server is not properly configured, you (or your server's administrator) must add the Flash movie MIME types to the server's configuration files and associate the following MIME types with the SWF file extensions:

| MIME type application/x-shockwave-flash has the .swf file extension.
| MIME type application/futuresplash has the .spl file extension.

If you are administering your own server, consult your server software documentation for instructions on adding or configuring MIME types. If you are not administering your own server, contact your Internet service provider, Web master, or server administrator to add the MIME type information.

If your site is on a Macintosh server, you must also set the following parameters: Action: Binary; Type: SWFL; and Creator: SWF2.