Mime type for zip file in Google Chrome

Question

I discovered a weird issue in zip file\'s mime type when I worked on a Symfony application.

According to w3school, the mime type for zip file is application/z

Answer 1

As of now, MIME type of a zip file is application/octet-stream in Google Chrome. :)

Answer 2

Seems to me like there is a bug in Symfony.

A ticket has been opened at here.

Answer 3

This is Google Chrome's bug not Symfony. I have the same problem with Google Chrome's ZIP mime.

I have my own application written in php.

When you write echo $_FILES['yournameattr']['type']; it returns empty string when you upload a zip file but when you upload a gif or jpeg file it returns image/jpeg or image/gif.

I have Google Chrome version 3.0.195.6 (beta).

Though if you need fast solution, you can use preg_match to check the file's extension (zip or not).

if (preg_match('/(.*)\.zip/',$_FILES['yournameattr']['name'])) {echo 'This is zip.';}