On Jul 4, 11:03 am, "comp.lang.php" <phillip.s.pow... [at] gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Jul 4, 4:48 am, Rik <luiheidsgoe... [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
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>
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> > On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:11:01 +0200, comp.lang.php
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> > <phillip.s.pow... [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> > > PHP 5.2.0
>
> > > when using mime_content_type("/path/to/my/video.avi")
>
> > > I get an empty string every time
>
> > > When I am supposed to get
>
> > > video/x-msvideo
>
> > > What is going on?
>
> >http://www.php.net/mime_content_type
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> > "..as determined by using information from the _magic.mime_ file.."
>
> > which is by no means 100%, or even very reliable.
>
> Considering there's an entry for AVI in magic.mime for PHP and for
> Apache. :(
>
>
>
> > Also:
> > "This function has been deprecated as the PECL extension Fileinfo provides
> > the same functionality (and more) in a much cleaner way."
>
> >http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.fileinfo.php
>
> Hmm.. might be an option thanx!
Sorry I was wrong, not an option. Apparently it relies upon /etc/
magic.mime, which of course there is no Windows equivalent, nor does
it seem that PECL's fileinfo have any Windows support according to the
user notes that I could find
>
>
>
> > HTH,
> > --
> > Rik Wasmus
