php man page for mime_content_type

MIME_CONTENT_TYPE(3)							 1						      MIME_CONTENT_TYPE(3)

mime_content_type - Detect MIME Content-type for a file (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS
       string mime_content_type (string  $filename)

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

PARAMETERS
	      o $filename
		- Path to the tested file.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the content type in MIME format, like text/plain or application/octet-stream.

NOTES
       Warning

	       This function has been deprecated as the PECL extension Fileinfo provides the same functionality (and more) in a much cleaner way.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      mime_content_type(3) Example

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

	      The above example will output:

	      image/gif
	      text/plain

SEE ALSO
       Fileinfo for a replacement .

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