Many files on a remote web server may not behave normally when executed from the local file systems, such as .php or .aspx. WebCopy can handle this by changing the extensions of downloaded content to match their mime type. For example, .php and .aspx would be renamed to .html.
By default, WebCopy will attempt to remap app files based on their content type, except files using the application/octet-stream type, however the following options are available.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Never | No extension remapping is performed. This option is not recommended. |
| Always | WebCopy will always try and remap extensions. |
| Only if no extension present | URLs without an extension will be remaped, those with an extension will not be modified. |
| Always, except for the specified exclusions | (Default) All URLs except those with a content type of application/octet-stream or with user defined extension or content type exclusions will be remapped. |
Click Select Types to display a dialogue box for selecting content types either from those detected in the site to be copied, or from a global database
png into this field, or content types such as image/pngWhen the mode is Always, except for the specified exclusions, the application/octet-stream exclusion is implicit and cannot be disabled.
When remapping extensions, WebCopy can keep the original extension. For example, if picture.php had a content type of image/png, the local filename would be picture.php.png. To enable or disable this feature