Resource Types
Fileinfo Functions
Fileinfo
PHP Manual

# Predefined Constants

The constants below are defined by this extension, and will only be available when the extension has either been compiled into PHP or dynamically loaded at runtime.

`FILEINFO_NONE` (integer)
  No special handling.
`FILEINFO_SYMLINK` (integer)
  Follow symlinks.
`FILEINFO_MIME_TYPE` (integer)
  Return the mime type. Available since PHP 5.3.0.
`FILEINFO_MIME_ENCODING` (integer)
  Return the mime encoding of the file. Available since PHP 5.3.0.
`FILEINFO_MIME` (integer)
  Return the mime type and mime encoding as defined by RFC 2045.
`FILEINFO_COMPRESS` (integer)
  Decompress compressed files. Disabled since PHP 5.3.0 due to thread safety issues.
`FILEINFO_DEVICES` (integer)
  Look at the contents of blocks or character special devices.
`FILEINFO_CONTINUE` (integer)
  Return all matches, not just the first.
`FILEINFO_PRESERVE_ATIME` (integer)
  If possible preserve the original access time.
`FILEINFO_RAW` (integer)
  Don't translate unprintable characters to a \ooo octal representation.