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finfo_open

Create a new fileinfo resource (PECL fileinfo:0.1-1.0.4)
resource finfo_open ( [int options [, string arg]] )

Procedural style

Object oriented style (constructor):

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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 617. Object oriented style

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<?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();
?>


Example 618. Procedural style

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<?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);
?>


The above example will output:

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See Also
finfo_close()


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