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file_get_mimetype

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5 – 6 file_get_mimetype($filename, $mapping = NULL)
7 file_get_mimetype($uri, $mapping = NULL)

Determine an Internet Media Type, or MIME type from a filename.

Parameters

$uri A string containing the URI, path, or filename.

$mapping An optional map of extensions to their mimetypes, in the form:

  • 'mimetypes': a list of mimetypes, keyed by an identifier,
  • 'extensions': the mapping itself, an associative array in which the key is the extension (lowercase) and the value is the mimetype identifier. If $mapping is NULL file_mimetype_mapping() is called.

Return value

The internet media type registered for the extension or application/octet-stream for unknown extensions.

See also

file_default_mimetype_mapping()

Related topics

File interface
Common file handling functions.

▸ 4 functions call file_get_mimetype()

▾ 4 functions call file_get_mimetype()

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Save a string to the specified destination and create a database file entry.
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Saves a file upload to a new location.
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Process system_theme_settings form submissions.
user_update_7012 in drupal/modules/user/user.install
Add the user's pictures to the {file_managed} table and make them managed files.

Code

drupal/includes/file.inc, line 2047

<?php
function file_get_mimetype($uri, $mapping = NULL) {
  if ($wrapper = file_stream_wrapper_get_instance_by_uri($uri)) {
    return $wrapper->getMimeType($uri, $mapping);
  }
  else {
    // getMimeType() is not implementation specific, so we can directly
    // call it without an instance.
    return DrupalLocalStreamWrapper::getMimeType($uri, $mapping);
  }
}
?>