(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
image_type_to_mime_type — Get Mime-Type for image-type returned by getimagesize, exif_read_data, exif_thumbnail, exif_imagetype
The image_type_to_mime_type() function will determine the Mime-Type for an IMAGETYPE constant.
One of the IMAGETYPE_XXX constants
The returned values are as follows
| imagetype | Returned value |
|---|---|
| IMAGETYPE_GIF | image/gif |
| IMAGETYPE_JPEG | image/jpeg |
| IMAGETYPE_PNG | image/png |
| IMAGETYPE_SWF | application/x-shockwave-flash |
| IMAGETYPE_PSD | image/psd |
| IMAGETYPE_BMP | image/bmp |
| IMAGETYPE_TIFF_II (intel byte order) | image/tiff |
| IMAGETYPE_TIFF_MM (motorola byte order) | image/tiff |
| IMAGETYPE_JPC | application/octet-stream |
| IMAGETYPE_JP2 | image/jp2 |
| IMAGETYPE_JPX | application/octet-stream |
| IMAGETYPE_JB2 | application/octet-stream |
| IMAGETYPE_SWC | application/x-shockwave-flash |
| IMAGETYPE_IFF | image/iff |
| IMAGETYPE_WBMP | image/vnd.wap.wbmp |
| IMAGETYPE_XBM | image/xbm |
| IMAGETYPE_ICO | image/vnd.microsoft.icon |
Example#1 image_type_to_mime_type (file)
<?php
header("Content-type: " . image_type_to_mime_type(IMAGETYPE_PNG));
?>
Note: This function does not require the GD image library.