Silverlight

[bzgzd]

Hi. On msdn I found this information:

In order to support Silverlight-based applications, your Web server must be configured to associate the .xap file name extension with the MIME type "application/x-silverlight-app". For IIS 7.0 or later, this value is pre-configured.

(from here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...=vs.95%29.aspx)

So how it is here on bluehost?
My web page will be done in php but I would like to add there later also some silverlight experiments. Has someone here web page using silverlight?

[TonyS]

Check on the MIME Types page in your cPanel Advanced section to see all the preset MIME types. If the silverlight type isn't there, you can add it on that same page.

[felgall]

Check on the MIME Types page in your cPanel Advanced section to see all the preset MIME types. If the silverlight type isn't there, you can add it on that same page.

That doesn't mean it will work though if Silverlight isn't installed on the server (which will presumably be the case if it isn't on the list).

I wouldn't expect Silverlight to be available at BlueHost though as BlueHost do not use or support any Microsoft products.

[bzgzd]

That doesn't mean it will work though if Silverlight isn't installed on the server...

Silverlight is like flash. It has to be installed on client side. No server installation needed.

Check on the MIME Types page in your cPanel Advanced section to see all the preset MIME types. If the silverlight type isn't there, you can add it on that same page.

Thx, I don't have yet web hosting here but I will try it soon. I didn't know I could add new types to server configuration.

Are there some file extension limitations for files uploaded to bluehost? (like .exe or .dll ... is all allowed?)

[felgall]

Silverlight is like flash. It has to be installed on client side. No server installation needed.

In that case the server shouldn't need to know anything about the MIME type either - it just needs to send the file to the browser and let the browser work out the MIME type.