note 110868 added to function.base64-encode

I've attempted to improve on the previous functions by Luke and Jeff. This utilises file_get_contents(), retrieves the image filetype from the filename and a fall back incase the script doesn't run in the correct directory etc; it also has backwards compatability so the original can just be replaced. function base64_encode_image ($filename=string, $filetype=NULL) { if(empty($filetype)) { $filetype = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION); } if (file_exists($filename)) { $imgbinary = @file_get_contents($filename); return 'data:image/' . $filetype . ';base64,' . base64_encode($imgbinary); } else { return $filename; } } I hope this helps. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.199 Probable Submitter: 87.127.115.126 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.base64-encode.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/110868 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110868/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110868/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110868/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110868/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110868/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110868/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/110868 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/110868 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php