Media (com_media)

Parameters from core/components/com_media/config/config.xml, as shown on the component's Options screen in the administrator interface.

Component

Parameter	Label	Type	Default	Description
upload_extensions	Legal Extensions (File Types)	text	bmp,BMP,csv,CSV,doc,DOC,docx,DOCX,epg,EPG,eps,EPS,gif,GIF,ico,ICO,jpg,JPG,jpeg,JPEG,key,KEY,keynote,KEYNOTE,mp4,MP4,mp3,MP3,m4a,M4A,m4v,M4V,odg,ODG,odp,ODP,ods,ODS,odt,ODT,pdf,PDF,png,PNG,ppt,PPT,pptx,PPTX,swf,SWF,txt,TXT,xcf,XCF,xls,XLS,xlsx,XLSX,svg,SVG	Extensions (file types) you are allowed to upload (comma separated).
upload_maxsize	Maximum Size (in MB)	text	10	The maximum size for an upload (in megabytes). Use zero for no limit. Note: your server has a maximum limit.
file_path	Path to files folder	text	images	Enter the path to the files folder relative to root. Warning! Changing to another path than the default 'images' may break your links.
image_path	Path to images folder	text	images	Enter the path to the images folder relative to root. This path has to be the same as path to files (default) or to a subfolder of the path to file folder.
restrict_uploads	Restrict Uploads	radio	1 (Yes)	Restrict uploads for lower than manager users to just images if Fileinfo or MIME Magic isn't installed. Options: 0 No, 1 Yes.
check_mime	Check MIME Types	radio	1 (Yes)	Use MIME Magic or Fileinfo to attempt to verify files. Try disabling this if you get invalid mime type errors. Options: 0 No, 1 Yes.
image_extensions	Legal Image Extensions (File Types)	text	bmp,gif,jpg,png	Image Extensions (file types) you are allowed to upload (comma separated). These are used to check for valid image headers.
ignore_extensions	Ignored Extensions	text	—	Ignored file extensions for MIME type checking and restricted uploads
upload_mime	Legal MIME Types	text	image/jpeg,image/gif,image/png,image/bmp,application/x-shockwave-flash,application/msword,application/excel,application/pdf,application/powerpoint,text/plain,application/x-zip	A comma separated list of legal MIME types for upload
upload_mime_illegal	Illegal MIME Types	text	text/html	A comma separated list of illegal MIME types for upload (blacklist)