image_type_to_mime_type

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

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

string image_type_to_mime_type ( int $imagetype )

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

Parameters:

imagetype

One of the IMAGETYPE_XXX constants.

Returns:

The returned values are as follows

**Returned values Constants**
`imagetype`	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

Notes:

This function does not require the GD image library.

Examples:

image_type_to_mime_type() example

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