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finfo_file()

finfo_file - Return information about a file

Syntax

string finfo_file (resource $finfo, string $file_name, int $options, resource $context, string $file_name, int $options, resource $context, resource $finfo, string $file_name, int $options, resource $context, string $file_name, int $options, resource $context)

Arguments

  • finfo - Fileinfo resource returned by finfo_open().
  • file_name - Name of a file to be checked.
  • options - One or disjunction of more Fileinfo constants.
  • context - For a description of contexts, refer to Stream Functions.
  • file_name
  • options
  • context
  • finfo - Fileinfo resource returned by finfo_open().
  • file_name - Name of a file to be checked.
  • options - One or disjunction of more Fileinfo constants.
  • context - For a description of contexts, refer to Stream Functions.
  • file_name
  • options
  • context

Description

This function is used to get information about a file.

Version

PHP >= 5.3.0, PECL fileinfo >= 0.1.0

Return value

Returns a textual description of the contents of the filename argument, or FALSE if an error occurred.