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image_type_to_mime_type

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

image_type_to_mime_type — Get Mime-Type for image-type returned by getimagesize, exif_read_data, exif_thumbnail, exif_imagetype

Description

image_type_to_mime_type(int $image_type): string

The image_type_to_mime_type() function will determine the Mime-Type for an IMAGETYPE constant.

Parameters

image_type

One of the IMAGETYPE_* constants.

Return Values

The returned values are as follows
Returned values Constants
image_type 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
IMAGETYPE_WEBP image/webp
IMAGETYPE_AVIF image/avif

Examples

Example #1 image_type_to_mime_type() example

<?php
header("Content-type: " . image_type_to_mime_type(IMAGETYPE_PNG));
?>

Notes

Note:

This function does not require the GD image library.

See Also