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Setting the MIME type
One thing to watch out for when distributing AIR files for
download from a web server, is to ensure that the MIME
type is set correctly on the server. If the MIME type is not set
correctly, web browsers may treat an AIR file as a zip file
(and in the process rename it), or may display the raw bytes
of the AIR file in the browser, instead of downloading it to
the user’s system.
The correct MIME type for an AIR file is:
application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-package+zipFor example, to set the MIME type for the Apache server,
you would add the following line to your Apache
configuration file:
AddType application/vnd.adobe.air-application-installer-
package+zip .airCheck the documentation for your web server for specific
instruction on how to set the MIME type.
At this point, you have all of the basic knowledge of how to
develop, test and deploy AIR applications, and are ready to
begin to use the AIR APIs to build more full-featured and
advanced applications.