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mime_content_type

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

mime_content_typeDetect MIME Content-type for a file


Description

mime_content_type ( resource|string $filename ) : string|false

Returns the MIME content type for a file as determined by using information from the magic.mime file.


Parameters

filename
Path to the tested file.


Return Values

Returns the content type in MIME format, like text/plain or application/octet-stream, or FALSE on failure.


Errors/Exceptions

Upon failure, an E_WARNING is emitted.


Examples

Example #1 mime_content_type() Example

<?phpecho mime_content_type('php.gif') . "\n";echo mime_content_type('test.php');?>

The above example will output:


image/gif
text/plain

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