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Bug #57859 finfo_file will not return mime-type
Submitted: 2007-10-02 05:19 UTC Modified: 2020-11-15 04:22 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:3.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:0 (0.0%)
From: online at patrick-brueckner dot de Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: No Feedback Package: Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version: 5.2.1 OS: Linux 2.6.20 / Ubuntu 7.04
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-10-02 05:19 UTC] online at patrick-brueckner dot de 
Description:
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The below code does not return a mimetype string but an identify-like output.

Reproduce code:
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<?php
$oFinfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME);
echo finfo_file($oFinfo,"/home/paddy/Firefox_wallpaper.png");
?>

Expected result:
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image/png

Actual result:
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PNG image data, 400 x 264, 8-bit/color RGB, non-interlaced

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 [2008-01-23 10:24 UTC] php at kingsquare dot nl 
A possible answer to this bug lies in the inability to load a non standard mime.magic file.
(see bug #9798)

the problem below can be fixed using this (and only this) extra paramter in the finfo_open() call:
finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME, '/usr/share/file/magic');

BUT, copying the magic file OR using a different file will not work:
finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME, '/some/other/location');

on Debian (or Ubuntu) systems the default magic file (which ever that may be) is apperntly not used nor is a error given about not being able to open the magic database.
 [2020-11-03 16:28 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback -Package: Fileinfo +Package: Unknown/Other Function -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2020-11-03 16:28 UTC] cmb@php.net 
Does that still happen with any of the actively supported PHP
versions[1]?  If so, please provide the file which triggers the
unexpected behavior for download.

[1] <https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php>
 [2020-11-15 04:22 UTC] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net 
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