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:
<?php   // PHP program to illustrate mime_content_type function   echo mime_content_type('gfg.png') . "</br>"; ?> |
Output:
image/png
Program 2:
Original Image:
<?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/neveropen.ppt') . "</br>"; echo mime_content_type('/home/rajvir/Downloads/neveropen.pdf') . "</br>";   ?> |
Output:
image/png text/plain image/gif text/plain application/vnd.ms-powerpoint application/pdf
Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.mime-content-type.php
