Can’t add a tgz file

Thanks for your report. WordPress uses the PHP “fileinfo” extension to verify the content of many file types and this sometimes fails. MLA’s “Known File Extension/MIME Type Associations” list shows four different MIME types for file extension “tgz”:

application/gnutar
application/gzip
application/x-compressed
application/x-gzip

It’s possible that one of the four will work for you. If not, can you post a link to one or more of your files so I can investigate further? You can also contact me at my web site to get instructions on how to email me some files to test with.

I will leave this topic unresolved until I hear back from you. Thanks for your interest in the plugin.

It has been a month since my last post in this topic. I assume you have found a solution for your “tgz” upload problem.

I am marking this topic resolved, but please update it if you still need assistance.

@jcochennec –

I have added a new “Always Use MLA MIME Type” option to the Settings/Media Library Assistant Uploads tab to override the WordPress “security” checks that probably causes these uploads to fail. You can find more information in the “Force MLA MIME Type” tab on the dropdown Help menu for the Uploads page.

I have uploaded a new MLA Development Version dated 20200809 that contains the new option. To get the Development Version you can follow the instructions in this earlier topic:

PHP Warning on media upload with Polylang

It would be great if you can install the Development Version and let me know how it works for you.

I have released MLA v2.84, which contains the new “Always Use MLA MIME Type” option. I am marking this topic resolved, but please update it if you have any problems or further questions regarding the new option. Thanks for inspiring this MLA enhancement.