exif_imagetype

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Determine the type of an image.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

exif_imagetype Function synopsis

exif_imagetype(string $filename): int|false

Parameters

$filename

Typestring

Return value

Typeint|false

The following constants are defined, and represent possible exif_imagetype return values:

exif_imagetype returns one of the following constant values:

Changes to the exif_imagetype Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: int|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $imagefile to $filename
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($filename): string
- exif_imagetype($imagefile)
+ exif_imagetype(string $filename): int|false

exif_imagetype Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes