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I'm just curious to know why mime_content_type() is now considered deprecated.
This method for determining the mime type is much easier than the replacement Fileinfo functionality.
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The mime_content_type() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get the MIME content-type of a file. Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $file which specifies the path of the file which MIME details to be find. Return Value: This function returns the MIME content type or False on failure.
A media type (also known as a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions or MIME type) indicates the nature and format of a document, file, or assortment of bytes. MIME types are defined and standardized in IETF's RFC 6838.
The main MIME media type for PDF is application/pdf. This type is defined by RFC 8118 and is the responsibility of ISO TC 171 SC 2 WG 8. It was last updated in March 2017, prior to the original publication of PDF 2.0, so the PDF Association is proposing a minor refresh and update in the upcoming May 2022 ISO meetings.
The method is not deprecated!
It once was incorrectly marked as deprecated in the manual, but it has been fixed https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71367 on the 14th of January 2016. However, at the moment, it is still incorrectly marked deprecated in the German, Spanish and Chinese manual.
Feel free to use mime_content_type() whenever you like :).
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I guess it's because Fileinfo can return more information about files.
EDIT: Here is a replacement hack:
function _mime_content_type($filename) { $result = new finfo(); if (is_resource($result) === true) { return $result->file($filename, FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE); } return false; } If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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