Try using this instead of mime_content_type() (which is depracated)
if (!function_exists('mime_content_type'))
{
function mime_content_type($file)
{
return trim(exec('file -bi ' . escapeshellarg($file)));
}
}
It will only work on a linux box though
Roland Bu'ulölö wrote:
>
>
> Dear all
>
> I'm having problem with my PECL fileinfo extension. All the methods are
> recognized correctly (finfo_open, finfo_close, finfo_file, etc), but when I
> try to read some file mime type using:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> $finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME);
> $fmime = finfo_file($finfo,$fullFilePath);
> finfo_close($finfo);
> echo "$fmime";
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> I expect a result like
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> image/gif
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> But what I got is this
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Warning: finfo_open()
> [function.finfo-open<http://cmdb.id.consfin.ge.com/function.finfo-open
> <http://cmdb.id.consfin.ge.com/function.finfo-open>>]:
> Failed to load magic database at '/usr/share/misc/magic'. in
> /home/httpd/htdocs/test/landem.php on line 2
>
> Warning: finfo_file(): supplied argument is not a valid file_info resource
> in /home/httpd/htdocs/test/landem.php on line 3
>
> Warning: finfo_close(): supplied argument is not a valid file_info resource
> in /home/httpd/htdocs/test/landem.php on line 4
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> I've checked the magic file in my system and it has the correct permission
> and it has contents about filetype and the like (I think).
> Please help me, what's wrong with this? Is there any other way around?
> My php --version is:
> -------
> PHP 5.2.3 (cli) (built: Jul 19 2007 14:27:58)
> Copyright (c) 1997-2007 The PHP Group
> Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Zend Technologies
> -------
>
> I've been trying to use mime_content_type() before but php doesn't recognize
> it.
>
> Thanks is advance.
>
> --
> ~ R.L.B. ~
>
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>
>
