Adding .flv MIME Type into IIS

For web pages, flv files is one of the best video displaying solution with flash player. As a default settings, flv mime type is not added in IIS. Although your flv file exists in your web server, you may see 404 not found response sent by web server.

For supporting flv extension in your web server, there is one settings you should apply. It's really simple. Check the following steps :

1. Open IIS manager in your web server.
2. Right click on your web site directory in the IIS and click properties.
3. Find HTTP Headers tab and click on it.
4. Click on MIME Types button.
5. Type .flv into Extension textbox then videx/x-flv into MIME Type textbox.
6. Finally, click OK button. Now, it's ready.

For more information about other MIME types, you can read the web page below which contains MIME Media Types.

http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/