PDF on the Web Server

By its design, the Web isn’t restricted to a single file format. Instead, it is extensible and includes mechanisms for integrating new file types. So integrating PDF files into a Web server’s data stock seems hardly worth mentioning. However, there are a couple of configuration options which make for smooth PDF integration. First, there’s the MIME file classification scheme (“Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions”) along with suitable icons for PDF files. To allow for page-at-time download of PDF files in the browser, the server must support the byterange protocol which is covered in the next section.