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.