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finfo->__construct()

finfo->__construct - Create a new fileinfo resource

Syntax

resource finfo->__construct (int $options, string $magic_file, int $options, string $magic_file)

Arguments

  • options - One or disjunction of more Fileinfo constants.
  • magic_file - Name of a magic database file, usually something like /path/to/magic.mime. If not specified, the MAGICenvironment variable is used. If this variable is not set either, /usr/share/misc/magicis used by default. A.mimeand/or.mgcsuffix is added if needed.
  • options
  • magic_file

Description

Procedural style

Version

PHP >= 5.3.0, PECL fileinfo >= 0.1.0

Return value

Returns a magic database resource on success or FALSE on failure.