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1. ashbydesign
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   I wonder if anyone can help me fix up WordPress to allow download of .epub files for ereaders. It involves a bit of .htaccess knowledge: mine is rudimentary to say the least.

   I'm having a problem with the issue of WordPress serving unknown files with the content-type of “Content-Type text/plain” in the HTTP header.

   I have followed the instructions on the helpful adding-ebook-epub-and-mobi-downloads-to-wordpress/.

   I've changed .htaccess to include, as suggested:
   AddType application/epub+zip .epub
   AddType application/x-mobipocket-ebook .mobi

   Nowt happens…

   What this means is that:
   1) Mac users get binary code gobbledygook when attempting to download a .epub file
   2) Internet Explorer users get a .zip file instead of an a .epub file

   My .htaccess file contains this - anything wrong here?
   I have the mod_rewrite "on", and have put the AddType command at the bottom (after the test site gumph).

   # BEGIN WordPress
   <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteBase /
   RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
   </IfModule>
   
   # END WordPress
   
   AuthType Basic
   AuthName "Test site"
   AuthUserFile "/home/joannast/.htpasswds/public_html/passwd"
   require valid-user
   
   AddType application/epub+zip .epub
   AddType application/x-mobipocket-ebook .mobi

2. ashbydesign
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   I will hallelujah anyone who has a clue: I will have stumbled at the last hurdle if I can't find an answer...

3. Ipstenu (Mika E.)
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Are the epubs uploaded into WordPress like you did images, or are they just also on the server and linked to?

4. ashbydesign
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Uploaded to Media. I tweaked to allow this.

5. ashbydesign
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   i.e.
   /wp-content/uploads/2011/04/TLE_Sony.epub

6. ashbydesign
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   (Apologies for my disappearance there - it's my dinner time - I went away to chomp...)

7. Ipstenu (Mika E.)
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   S'okay. You can just edit your original post, BTW, within the first hour or so, instead of double posting.

   I would ping your host and ask if you can host .epub files. They may have special considerations to force the right kind of download.

   Also I would put this
   

   AuthType Basic
   AuthName "Test site"
   AuthUserFile "/home/joannast/.htpasswds/public_html/passwd"
   require valid-user
   
   AddType application/epub+zip .epub
   AddType application/x-mobipocket-ebook .mobi

   ABOVE the normal calls to WordPress.

8. blau
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   The podpress plugin can offer epub available for download in a post. However, you have to upload the epub separately, manually.

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