getting file mime type

[Canman2005]

Hi all

 

I have a simple file upload script. but I want to capture and store the files mime type.

 

What is the easiest way to do this?

 

Any help would be great

 

Thanks in advance

 

Ed

[ToonMariner]

$_FILES['inputname']['type'] wiil give you the mime type of the uploaded file.

[textbox]

Here is one way i do it.

 

// return the mime type associated with a filename including extension.
function getMimeType( $filename ){
    
    $extension = substr( $filename , strrpos( $filename, '.' ) + 1 );

    switch( $extension ) {
        
        case( 'gif' ) : return 'image/gif';
        case( 'jpg' ) : return 'image/jpeg';
        case( 'png' ) : return 'image/png';
        case( 'txt' ) : return 'text/plain';
        case( '3gpp' ) : return 'video/3gpp';
        case( 'amr' ) : return 'audio/amr';
        default : return '?/?';
    }        
}