note 86802 added to ref.fileinfo

To those who suggest using the Unix/Linux "file" command, please understand that this is NOT a portable solution. "file" unfortunately has several variants, and if you are going to do something CRAZY like run your PHP app server on Solaris, this won't work. As a general rule, it is never a good idea to rely on system file execution. * Not portable * Can open a security hole * Slow etc. However, after reading these comments, it looks like there is no good, universal, non-deprecated solution for this problem. WTF? It does seem like something that should come bundled with PHP as a core component, including a Mime types/magic file equivalent that is not system dependent. ---- Server IP: 208.69.120.35 Probable Submitter: 66.93.55.3 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.fileinfo.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/86802 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86802/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86802/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86802/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86802/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86802/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86802/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86802 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/86802 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php