Re: MimeTypes
| From: | jeremy brand | Date: | Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:15:35 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: MimeTypes | ||
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On (at least RedHat) linux systems, there is a program called
'file'. You could exec() that and it would provide you with a pretty
good guess of what type of file it is. You're PHP script can then
handle the output of the file command and act accordingly.
-jeremy
> Hi,
> I have the task to develop a system for uploading files via browser. I know
> how to obtain the mimetypes with
> <input type="file" name="upload"> so that $upload_type contains the
> mimetype. What if the user submits wrong extensions e.g. "my_file.doc" is'nt
> a msword-doc at all? Does anyone has experiences for obtaining mimetypes
> from various browsers and platforms (Mac, Win, Unix...)?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Uli
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