'What is the correct content-type for a base64 image?
I have a server-side script which generates an image in response to an AJAX call.
In order to show the image on the page, I am encoding it with Base64.
However, I am not sure what to put in the "content-type" header.
"image/png" seems wrong because the content is actually text which encodes a png, and not actually a png.
"text/plain" seems wrong because it implies plain text and also nginx will try to compress it which is a waste of time as the compression savings will be minimal.
What is the actual correct way to go?
(Also, could I send it as a png and let the client convert it to base64?)
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