function file_get_mime($path){
if (is_readable($path) === false){
return false;
}
if (is_callable('finfo_file')){
if (defined('FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE')){
$finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE);
}else{
$finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME);
}
$type = finfo_file($finfo, $path);
finfo_close($finfo);
return strtolower($type);
}
if (is_callable('mime_content_type')){
return strtolower(mime_content_type($path));
}
if (is_callable('shell_exec')){
$type = shell_exec('file --mime-type -p ' . escapeshellarg($path));
if ($type !== ''){
$type = end(explode(' ', $type));
return trim(strtolower($type));
}
}
$types = array(
'ez' => 'application/andrew-inset',
'anx' => 'application/annodex',
'atom' => 'application/atom+xml',
'atomcat' => 'application/atomcat+xml',
'atomsrv' => 'application/atomserv+xml',
'lin' => 'application/bbolin',
'cap' => 'application/cap',
'pcap' => 'application/cap',
'cu' => 'application/cu-seeme',
'davmount' => 'application/davmount+xml',
'tsp' => 'application/dsptype',
'es' => 'application/ecmascript',
'spl' => 'application/futuresplash',
'hta' => 'application/hta',
'jar' => 'application/java-archive',
'ser' => 'application/java-serialized-object',
'class' => 'application/java-vm ',
'js' => 'application/javascript',
'm3g' => 'application/m3g',
'hqx' => 'application/mac-binhex40',
'cpt' => 'application/mac-compactpro',
'nb' => 'application/mathematica',
'nbp' => 'application/mathematica',
'mdb' => 'application/msaccess',
'doc' => 'application/msword',
'dot' => 'application/msword',
'bin' => 'application/octet-stream',
'oda' => 'application/oda',
'ogx' => 'application/ogg',
'pdf' => 'application/pdf',
'key' => 'application/pgp-keys',
'pgp' => 'application/pgp-signature',
'prf' => 'application/pics-rules',
'ps' => 'application/postscript',
'ai' => 'application/postscript',
'eps' => 'application/postscript',
'espi' => 'application/postscript',
'epsf' => 'application/postscript',
'eps2' => 'application/postscript',
'eps3' => 'application/postscript',
'rar' => 'application/rar',
'rdf' => 'application/rdf+xml',
'rss' => 'application/rss+xml',
'rtf' => 'application/rtf',
'smi' => 'application/smil',
'smil' => 'application/smil',
'xhtml' => 'application/xhtml+xml',
'xht' => 'application/xhtml+xml',
'xml' => 'application/xml',
'xsl' => 'application/xml',
'xsd' => 'application/xml',
'xspf' => 'application/xspf+xml',
'zip' => 'application/zip',
'cdy' => 'application/vnd.cinderella',
'kml' => 'application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml',
'kmz' => 'application/vnd.google-earth.kmz',
'xul' => 'application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml',
'xls' => 'application/vnd.ms-excel',
'xlb' => 'application/vnd.ms-excel',
'xlt' => 'application/vnd.ms-excel',
'cat' => 'application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat',
'stl' => 'application/vnd.ms-pki.stl',
'ppt' => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint',
'pps' => 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint',
'odc' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.chart',
'odb' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.database',
'odf' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula',
'odg' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics',
'otg' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics-template',
'odi' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.image',
'odp' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation',
'otp' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template',
'ods' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet',
'ots' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet-template',
'odt' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text',
'odm' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-master',
'ott' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template',
'oth' => 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-web',
'cod' => 'application/vnd.rim.cod',
'mmf' => 'application/vnd.smaf',
'sdc' => 'application/vnd.stardivision.calc',
'sds' => 'application/vnd.stardivision.chart',
'sda' => 'application/vnd.stardivision.draw',
'sdd' => 'application/vnd.stardivision.impress',
'sdf' => 'application/vnd.stardivision.math',
'sdw' => 'application/vnd.stardivision.writer',
'sgl' => 'application/vnd.stardivision.writer-global',
'sxc' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.calc',
'stc' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.calc.template',
'sxd' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.draw',
'std' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.draw.template',
'sxi' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.impress ',
'sti' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.impress.template',
'sxm' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.math',
'sxw' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.writer',
'sxg' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.global',
'stw' => 'application/vnd.sun.xml.writer.template',
'sis' => 'application/vnd.symbian.install',
'vsd' => 'application/vnd.visio',
'wbxml' => 'application/vnd.wap.wbxml',
'wmlc' => 'application/vnd.wap.wmlc',
'wmlsc' => 'application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc',
'wpd' => 'application/vnd.wordperfect',
'wp5' => 'application/vnd.wordperfect5.1',
'wk' => 'application/x-123',
'7z' => 'application/x-7z-compressed',
'abw' => 'application/x-abiword',
'dmg' => 'application/x-apple-diskimage',
'bcpio' => 'application/x-bcpio ',
'torrent' => 'application/x-bittorrent',
'cab' => 'application/x-cab',
'cbr' => 'application/x-cbr',
'cbz' => 'application/x-cbz',
'cdf' => 'application/x-cdf',
'cda' => 'application/x-cdf',
'vcd' => 'application/x-cdlink',
'pgn' => 'application/x-chess-pgn',
'cpio' => 'application/x-cpio',
'csh' => 'application/x-csh',
'deb' => 'application/x-debian-package',
'udeb' => 'application/x-debian-package',
'dcr' => 'application/x-director',
'dir' => 'application/x-director',
'dxr' => 'application/x-director',
'dms' => 'application/x-dms',
'wad' => 'application/x-doom',
'dvi' => 'application/x-dvi',
'rhtml' => 'application/x-httpd-eruby',
'pfa' => 'application/x-font',
'pfb' => 'application/x-font',
'gsf' => 'application/x-font',
'pcf' => 'application/x-font',
'pcf.Z' => 'application/x-font',
'mm' => 'application/x-freemind',
'spl' => 'application/x-futuresplash',
'gnumeric' => 'application/x-gnumeric',
'sgf' => 'application/x-go-sgf',
'gcf' => 'application/x-graphing-calculator',
'gtar' => 'application/x-gtar',
'tgz' => 'application/x-gtar',
'taz' => 'application/x-gtar',
'hdf' => 'application/x-hdf',
'phtml' => 'application/x-httpd-php',
'pht' => 'application/x-httpd-php',
'php' => 'application/x-httpd-php',
'phps' => 'application/x-httpd-php-source',
'php3' => 'application/x-httpd-php3',
'php3p' => 'application/x-httpd-php3-preprocessed',
'php4' => 'application/x-httpd-php4',
'ica' => 'application/x-ica',
'info' => 'application/x-info',
'ins' => 'application/x-internet-signup',
'isp' => 'application/x-internet-signup',
'iii' => 'application/x-iphone',
'iso' => 'application/x-iso9660-image',
'jam' => 'application/x-jam',
'jnlp' => 'application/x-java-jnlp-file',
'jmz' => 'application/x-jmol',
'chrt' => 'application/x-kchart',
'kil' => 'application/x-killustrator',
'skp' => 'application/x-koan',
'skd' => 'application/x-koan',
'skt' => 'application/x-koan',
'skm' => 'application/x-koan',
'kpr' => 'application/x-kpresenter',
'kpt' => 'application/x-kpresenter',
'ksp' => 'application/x-kspread',
'kwd' => 'application/x-kword',
'kwt' => 'application/x-kword',
'latex' => 'application/x-latex',
'lha' => 'application/x-lha',
'lyx' => 'application/x-lyx',
'lzh' => 'application/x-lzh',
'lzx' => 'application/x-lzx',
'frm' => 'application/x-maker',
'maker' => 'application/x-maker',
'frame' => 'application/x-maker',
'fm' => 'application/x-maker',
'fb' => 'application/x-maker',
'book' => 'application/x-maker',
'fbdoc' => 'application/x-maker',
'mif' => 'application/x-mif',
'wmd' => 'application/x-ms-wmd',
'wmz' => 'application/x-ms-wmz',
'com' => 'application/x-msdos-program',
'exe' => 'application/x-msdos-program',
'bat' => 'application/x-msdos-program',
'dll' => 'application/x-msdos-program',
'msi' => 'application/x-msi',
'nc' => 'application/x-netcdf',
'pac' => 'application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig',
'dat' => 'application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig',
'nwc' => 'application/x-nwc',
'o' => 'application/x-object',
'oza' => 'application/x-oz-application',
'p7r' => 'application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp',
'crl' => 'application/x-pkcs7-crl',
'pyc' => 'application/x-python-code',
'pyo' => 'application/x-python-code',
'qgs' => 'application/x-qgis',
'shp' => 'application/x-qgis',
'shx' => 'application/x-qgis',
'qtl' => 'application/x-quicktimeplayer',
'rpm' => 'application/x-redhat-package-manager',
'rb' => 'application/x-ruby',
'sh' => 'application/x-sh',
'shar' => 'application/x-shar',
'swf' => 'application/x-shockwave-flash',
'swfl' => 'application/x-shockwave-flash',
'sit' => 'application/x-stuffit',
'sitx' => 'application/x-stuffit',
'sv4cpio' => 'application/x-sv4cpio',
'sv4crc' => 'application/x-sv4crc',
'tar' => 'application/x-tar',
'tcl' => 'application/x-tcl',
'gf' => 'application/x-tex-gf',
'pk' => 'application/x-tex-pk',
'texinfo' => 'application/x-texinfo',
'texi' => 'application/x-texinfo',
'~' => 'application/x-trash',
'%' => 'application/x-trash',
'bak' => 'application/x-trash',
'old' => 'application/x-trash',
'sik' => 'application/x-trash',
't' => 'application/x-troff',
'tr' => 'application/x-troff',
'roff' => 'application/x-troff',
'man' => 'application/x-troff-man',
'me' => 'application/x-troff-me',
'ms' => 'application/x-troff-ms',
'ustar' => 'application/x-ustar ',
'src' => 'application/x-wais-source',
'wz' => 'application/x-wingz',
'crt' => 'application/x-x509-ca-cert',
'xcf' => 'application/x-xcf',
'fig' => 'application/x-xfig',
'xpi' => 'application/x-xpinstall',
'amr' => 'audio/amr',
'awb' => 'audio/amr-wb',
'amr' => 'audio/amr',
'awb' => 'audio/amr-wb',
'axa' => 'audio/annodex',
'au' => 'audio/basic',
'snd' => 'audio/basic',
'flac' => 'audio/flac',
'mid' => 'audio/midi',
'midi' => 'audio/midi',
'kar' => 'audio/midi',
'mpga' => 'audio/mpeg',
'mpega' => 'audio/mpeg',
'mp2' => 'audio/mpeg',
'mp3' => 'audio/mpeg',
'm4a' => 'audio/mpeg',
'm3u' => 'audio/mpegurl',
'oga' => 'audio/ogg',
'ogg' => 'audio/ogg',
'spx' => 'audio/ogg',
'sid' => 'audio/prs.sid',
'aif' => 'audio/x-aiff',
'aiff' => 'audio/x-aiff',
'aifc' => 'audio/x-aiff',
'gsm' => 'audio/x-gsm',
'wma' => 'audio/x-ms-wma',
'wax' => 'audio/x-ms-wax',
'ra' => 'audio/x-realaudio',
'rm' => 'audio/x-pn-realaudio',
'ram' => 'audio/x-pn-realaudio',
'pls' => 'audio/x-scpls',
'sd2' => 'audio/x-sd2',
'wav' => 'audio/x-wav',
'alc' => 'chemical/x-alchemy',
'cac' => 'chemical/x-cache',
'cache' => 'chemical/x-cache',
'csf' => 'chemical/x-cache-csf',
'cbin' => 'chemical/x-cactvs-binary',
'cascii' => 'chemical/x-cactvs-binary',
'ctab' => 'chemical/x-cactvs-binary',
'cdx' => 'chemical/x-cdx',
'cer' => 'chemical/x-cerius',
'c3d' => 'chemical/x-chem3d',
'chm' => 'chemical/x-chemdraw',
'cif' => 'chemical/x-cif',
'cmdf' => 'chemical/x-cmdf',
'cml' => 'chemical/x-cml',
'cpa' => 'chemical/x-compass',
'bsd' => 'chemical/x-crossfire',
'csml' => 'chemical/x-csml',
'csm' => 'chemical/x-csml',
'ctx' => 'chemical/x-ctx',
'cxf' => 'chemical/x-cxf',
'cef' => 'chemical/x-cxf',
'emb' => 'chemical/x-embl-dl-nucleotide',
'embl' => 'chemical/x-embl-dl-nucleotide',
'spc' => 'chemical/x-galactic-spc',
'inp' => 'chemical/x-gamess-input',
'gam' => 'chemical/x-gamess-input',
'gamin' => 'chemical/x-gamess-input',
'fch' => 'chemical/x-gaussian-checkpoint',
'fchk' => 'chemical/x-gaussian-checkpoint',
'cub' => 'chemical/x-gaussian-cube',
'gau' => 'chemical/x-gaussian-input',
'gjc' => 'chemical/x-gaussian-input',
'gjf' => 'chemical/x-gaussian-input',
'gal' => 'chemical/x-gaussian-log',
'gcg' => 'chemical/x-gcg8-sequence',
'gen' => 'chemical/x-genbank',
'hin' => 'chemical/x-hin',
'istr' => 'chemical/x-isostar',
'ist' => 'chemical/x-isostar',
'jdx' => 'chemical/x-jcamp-dx',
'dx' => 'chemical/x-jcamp-dx',
'kin' => 'chemical/x-kinemage',
'mcm' => 'chemical/x-macmolecule',
'mmd' => 'chemical/x-macromodel-input',
'mmod' => 'chemical/x-macromodel-input',
'mol' => 'chemical/x-mdl-molfile',
'rd' => 'chemical/x-mdl-rdfile',
'rxn' => 'chemical/x-mdl-rxnfile',
'sd' => 'chemical/x-mdl-sdfile',
'sdf' => 'chemical/x-mdl-sdfile',
'tgf' => 'chemical/x-mdl-tgf',
'mcif' => 'chemical/x-mmcif',
'mol2' => 'chemical/x-mol2',
'b' => 'chemical/x-molconn-Z',
'gpt' => 'chemical/x-mopac-graph',
'mop' => 'chemical/x-mopac-input',
'mopcrt' => 'chemical/x-mopac-input',
'mpc' => 'chemical/x-mopac-input',
'zmt' => 'chemical/x-mopac-input',
'moo' => 'chemical/x-mopac-out',
'mvb' => 'chemical/x-mopac-vib',
'asn' => 'chemical/x-ncbi-asn1',
'prt' => 'chemical/x-ncbi-asn1-ascii',
'ent' => 'chemical/x-ncbi-asn1-ascii',
'val' => 'chemical/x-ncbi-asn1-binary',
'aso' => 'chemical/x-ncbi-asn1-binary',
'asn' => 'chemical/x-ncbi-asn1-spec',
'pdb' => 'chemical/x-pdb',
'ent' => 'chemical/x-pdb',
'ros' => 'chemical/x-rosdal',
'sw' => 'chemical/x-swissprot',
'vms' => 'chemical/x-vamas-iso14976',
'vmd' => 'chemical/x-vmd',
'xtel' => 'chemical/x-xtel',
'xyz' => 'chemical/x-xyz',
'gif' => 'image/gif',
'ief' => 'image/ief',
'jpeg' => 'image/jpeg',
'jpg' => 'image/jpeg',
'jpe' => 'image/jpeg',
'pcx' => 'image/pcx',
'png' => 'image/png',
'svg' => 'image/svg+xml',
'svgz' => 'image/svg+xml',
'tiff' => 'image/tiff',
'tif' => 'image/tiff',
'djvu' => 'image/vnd.djvu',
'djv' => 'image/vnd.djvu',
'wbmp' => 'image/vnd.wap.wbmp',
'ras' => 'image/x-cmu-raster',
'cdr' => 'image/x-coreldraw',
'pat' => 'image/x-coreldrawpattern',
'cdt' => 'image/x-coreldrawtemplate',
'cpt' => 'image/x-corelphotopaint',
'ico' => 'image/x-icon',
'art' => 'image/x-jg',
'jng' => 'image/x-jng',
'bmp' => 'image/x-ms-bmp',
'psd' => 'image/x-photoshop',
'pnm' => 'image/x-portable-anymap',
'pbm' => 'image/x-portable-bitmap',
'pgm' => 'image/x-portable-graymap',
'ppm' => 'image/x-portable-pixmap',
'rgb' => 'image/x-rgb',
'xbm' => 'image/x-xbitmap',
'xpm' => 'image/x-xpixmap',
'xwd' => 'image/x-xwindowdump',
'eml' => 'message/rfc822',
'igs' => 'model/iges',
'iges' => 'model/iges',
'msh' => 'model/mesh',
'mesh' => 'model/mesh',
'silo' => 'model/mesh',
'wrl' => 'model/vrml',
'vrml' => 'model/vrml',
'ics' => 'text/calendar',
'icz' => 'text/calendar',
'css' => 'text/css',
'csv' => 'text/csv',
'323' => 'text/h323',
'html' => 'text/html',
'htm' => 'ext/html',
'shtml' => 'text/html',
'uls' => 'text/iuls',
'mml' => 'text/mathml',
'asc' => 'text/plain',
'txt' => 'text/plain',
'text' => 'text/plain',
'pot' => 'text/plain',
'brf' => 'text/plain',
'rtx' => 'text/richtext',
'sct' => 'text/scriptlet',
'wsc' => 'text/scriptlet',
'tm' => 'text/texmacs',
'ts' => 'text/texmacs',
'tsv' => 'text/tab-separated-values',
'jad' => 'text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor',
'wml' => 'text/vnd.wap.wml',
'wmls' => 'text/vnd.wap.wmlscript',
'bib' => 'text/x-bibtex',
'boo' => 'text/x-boo',
'h++' => 'text/x-c++hdr',
'hpp' => 'text/x-c++hdr',
'hxx' => 'text/x-c++hdr',
'hh' => 'text/x-c++hdr',
'c++' => 'text/x-c++src',
'cpp' => 'text/x-c++src',
'cxx' => 'text/x-c++src',
'cc' => 'text/x-c++src',
'h' => 'text/x-chdr',
'htc' => 'text/x-component',
'csh' => 'text/x-csh',
'c' => 'text/x-csrc ',
'd' => 'text/x-dsrc',
'diff' => 'text/x-diff',
'patch' => 'text/x-diff',
'hs' => 'text/x-haskell',
'java' => 'text/x-java',
'lhs' => 'text/x-literate-haskell',
'moc' => 'text/x-moc',
'p' => 'text/x-pascal',
'pas' => 'text/x-pascal',
'gcd' => 'text/x-pcs-gcd',
'pl' => 'text/x-perl',
'pm' => 'text/x-perl',
'py' => 'text/x-python',
'scala' => 'text/x-scala',
'etx' => 'text/x-setext',
'sh' => 'text/x-sh',
'tcl' => 'text/x-tcl',
'tk' => 'text/x-tcl',
'tex' => 'text/x-tex',
'ltx' => 'text/x-tex',
'sty' => 'text/x-tex',
'cls' => 'text/x-tex',
'vcs' => 'text/x-vcalendar',
'vcf' => 'text/x-vcard',
'3gp' => 'video/3gpp',
'axv' => 'video/annodex',
'dl' => 'video/dl',
'dif' => 'video/dv',
'dv' => 'video/dv',
'fli' => 'video/fli',
'gl' => 'video/gl',
'mpeg' => 'video/mpeg',
'mpg' => 'video/mpeg',
'mpe' => 'video/mpeg',
'mp4' => 'video/mp4',
'qt' => 'video/quicktime',
'mov' => 'video/quicktime',
'ogv' => 'video/ogg',
'mxu' => 'video/vnd.mpegurl',
'flv' => 'video/x-flv',
'lsf' => 'video/x-la-asf',
'lsx' => 'video/x-la-asf',
'mng' => 'video/x-mng',
'asf' => 'video/x-ms-asf',
'asx' => 'video/x-ms-asf',
'wm' => 'video/x-ms-wm',
'wmv' => 'video/x-ms-wmv',
'wmx' => 'video/x-ms-wmx',
'wvx' => 'video/x-ms-wvx',
'avi' => 'video/x-msvideo',
'movie' => 'video/x-sgi-movie',
'mpv' => 'video/x-matroska',
'ice' => 'x-conference/x-cooltalk',
'sisx' => 'x-epoc/x-sisx-app',
'vrm' => 'x-world/x-vrml',
'vrml' => 'x-world/x-vrml',
'wrl' => 'x-world/x-vrml',
);
$ext = end(explode('.', $path));
if (empty($types[$ext]) === false){
return $types[$ext];
}
return 'application/octet-stream';
}
The huge list of extensions was taken from the /etc/mime.types file on my laptop 
you can think of this in the same way as the native mime_content_type, except that it will work all of the time.
< my attempt at a logo 