mime_content_type() is deprecated, so you won't be able to count on it working in the future. There is a "fileinfo" PECL extension, but I haven't...

function get_mime($file) { if (function_exists("finfo_file")) { $finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE); // Return MIME type a la the 'mimety...

I actually got fed up by the lack of standard MIME sniffing methods in PHP. Install fileinfo... Use deprecated functions... Oh, these work, but o...

If you are working with images only and you need a MIME type (e.g., for headers), then this is the fastest and most direct answer: $file = 'path/...

You can use finfo to accomplish this as of PHP 5.3: <?php $info = new finfo(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE); echo $info->file('myImage.jpg'); // prints "image/...

According to the PHP manual, the finfo-file function is best way to do this. However, you will need to install the FileInfo PECL extension. If...

mime_content_type() appears to be the way to go, notwithstanding the previous comments saying it is deprecated. It is not -- or at least this inc...

If you run Linux and have the extension you could simply read the MIME type from /etc/mime.types by making a hash array. You can then store that in...