Bug #57859 [Opn->Fbk]: finfo_file will not return mime-type

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=57859&edit=1 ID: 57859 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: online at patrick-brueckner dot de Summary: finfo_file will not return mime-type -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Type: Bug -Package: Fileinfo +Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Linux 2.6.20 / Ubuntu 7.04 PHP Version: 5.2.1 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Does that still happen with any of the actively supported PHP versions[1]? If so, please provide the file which triggers the unexpected behavior for download. [1] <https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-01-23 10:24:14] php at kingsquare dot nl A possible answer to this bug lies in the inability to load a non standard mime.magic file. (see bug #9798) the problem below can be fixed using this (and only this) extra paramter in the finfo_open() call: finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME, '/usr/share/file/magic'); BUT, copying the magic file OR using a different file will not work: finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME, '/some/other/location'); on Debian (or Ubuntu) systems the default magic file (which ever that may be) is apperntly not used nor is a error given about not being able to open the magic database. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-10-02 05:19:52] online at patrick-brueckner dot de Description: ------------ The below code does not return a mimetype string but an identify-like output. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $oFinfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME); echo finfo_file($oFinfo,"/home/paddy/Firefox_wallpaper.png"); ?> Expected result: ---------------- image/png Actual result: -------------- PNG image data, 400 x 264, 8-bit/color RGB, non-interlaced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=57859&edit=1