finfo_open
(PECL)
finfo_open
(no version information, might be only in CVS)
finfo->__construct() -- Create a new fileinfo resource
Description
Procedural style
resource
finfo_open ( [int options [, string arg]] )
Object oriented style (constructor):
class
finfo {
__construct ( [int options [, string magic_file]] )
}
This function opens a magic database and returns its resource.
Parameters
options
One or disjunction of more Fileinfo
constants.
magic_file
Name of a magic database file, usually something like
/path/to/magic.mime. If not specified,
the MAGIC environment variable is used. If this variable
is not set either, /usr/share/misc/magic is used by default.
A .mime and/or .mgc suffix is added if
needed.
Return Values
Returns a magic database resource on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example 1. Object oriented style
<?php
$finfo = new finfo(FILEINFO_MIME, "/usr/share/misc/magic"); // return mime type ala mimetype extension
if (!$finfo) {
echo "Opening fileinfo database failed";
exit();
}
/* get mime-type for a specific file */
$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";
echo $finfo->file($filename);
/* close connection */
$finfo->close();
?>
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Example 2. Procedural style
<?php
$finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME, "/usr/share/misc/magic"); // return mime type ala mimetype extension
if (!$finfo) {
echo "Opening fileinfo database failed";
exit();
}
/* get mime-type for a specific file */
$filename = "/usr/local/something.txt";
echo finfo_file($finfo, $filename);
/* close connection */
finfo_close($finfo);
?>
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The above example will output: