Output an Image in PHP

Question

I have an image $file ( eg ../image.jpg )

which has a mime type $type

How can I output it to the browser?

Answer 1

You can use finfo (PHP 5.3+) to get the right MIME type.

$filePath = 'YOUR_FILE.XYZ';
$finfo = finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE);
$contentType = finfo_file($finfo, $filePath);
finfo_close($finfo);

header('Content-Type: ' . $contentType);
readfile($filePath);

PS: You don't have to specify Content-Length, Apache will do it for you.