finfo_open

(PECL)

finfo_open -- Create a new fileinfo resource

Description

resource finfo_open ( [int options [, string arg]] )

class finfo {

__construct ( [int options [, string magic_file]] )

}

This function opens a magic database and returns its resource.

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, MAGIC environment variable is used. If this variable is not set neither, /usr/share/misc/magic is used. .mime and/or .mgc is added if appropriate.

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