ApplicationText-based

`application/x-httpd-php`

PHP

Reference for application/x-httpd-php, the MIME type for PHP source files processed by web servers like Apache and Nginx.

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Expected extensions: .php, .phtml

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: application/x-httpd-php; charset=utf-8

Associated File Extensions

.php.phtml

Quick Facts

MIME Type	application/x-httpd-php
Category	Application
Type	Text-based (human-readable)
Extensions	.php, .phtml

Common Usage

PHP files are server-side scripts executed by the PHP interpreter. Web servers like Apache use this MIME type to route .php files to the PHP handler.

PHP powers WordPress, Laravel, Drupal, and approximately 77% of websites with a known server-side language.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.php" type="application/x-httpd-php">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="application/x-httpd-php" src="file.php"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('application/x-httpd-php');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-httpd-php' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    application/x-httpd-php  php phtml;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type application/x-httpd-php;
}