note 32752 added to function.filetype

For those of you wandering how to use the 'file' command in a system call (as justin [1st post]) suggested - in order to get the mime-type - this is how to do it: <?php $handle = popen("/usr/bin/file -b '".addslashes($path_2_file)."'", "r"); $filetype = fread($handle, 100); pclose($handle); // $filetype will now contain the mime-type and you can echo it on your screen whenever you like ;-) ?> Note: this will probably not always yield the desired result. For examply a .doc (Microsoft _Word_ Document) will become Microsoft 'Office' Document ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.filetype.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+32752 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+32752&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+32752&report=yes