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wp_get_image_mime ›

Since4.7.1
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_get_image_mime ( $file )
Parameters:
  • (string) $file Full path to the file.
    Required: Yes
Returns:
  • (string|false) The actual mime type or false if the type cannot be determined.
Defined at:
Codex:

Returns the real mime type of an image file.

This depends on exif_imagetype() or getimagesize() to determine real mime types.


Related Functions: wp_get_image_editor, wp_save_image_file, _wp_get_image_size_from_meta, wp_get_theme, wp_create_image_subsizes

Source 

function wp_get_image_mime( $file ) {
	/*
	 * Use exif_imagetype() to check the mimetype if available or fall back to
	 * getimagesize() if exif isn't avaialbe. If either function throws an Exception
	 * we assume the file could not be validated.
	 */
	try {
		if ( is_callable( 'exif_imagetype' ) ) {
			$imagetype = exif_imagetype( $file );
			$mime      = ( $imagetype ) ? image_type_to_mime_type( $imagetype ) : false;
		} elseif ( function_exists( 'getimagesize' ) ) {
			$imagesize = @getimagesize( $file );
			$mime      = ( isset( $imagesize['mime'] ) ) ? $imagesize['mime'] : false;
		} else {
			$mime = false;
		}
	} catch ( Exception $e ) {
		$mime = false;
	}

	return $mime;
}