PHP | mime_content_type() function

The mime_content_type() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the MIME content-type of a file. Syntax:

string mime_content_type( $file )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $file which specifies the path of the file which MIME details to be find. Return Value: This function returns the MIME content type or False on failure. Below programs illustrate the mime_content_type() function in PHP: Program 1: Original Image:

https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeks-21.png

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<?php

// PHP program to illustrate mime_content_type function

echo mime_content_type('gfg.png') . "</br>";
?>

Output:

image/png

Program 2: Original Image:

https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-from-2018-10-16-23-23-54.png

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<?php

// PHP program to illustrate 
// mime_content_type function

// Providing and print result of different kind of files 
echo mime_content_type('/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg.png') . "</br>";
echo mime_content_type('/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg_Article.html') . "</br>";
echo mime_content_type('/home/rajvir/Downloads/gfg.gif') . "</br>";
echo mime_content_type('/home/rajvir/Desktop/gfg_contribute.txt') . "</br>";
echo mime_content_type('/home/rajvir/Downloads/geeks.ppt') . "</br>";
echo mime_content_type('/home/rajvir/Downloads/geeks.pdf') . "</br>";

?>

Output:

image/png
text/plain
image/gif
text/plain
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
application/pdf

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mime-content-type.php

PHP | mime_content_type() function

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