finfo_open

Function • Return type changed in PHP 8.1

Create a new finfo instance.

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

finfo_open Function synopsis

finfo_open(int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE, ?string $magic_database = null): finfo|false

Parameters

$flags

OptionalTypeintDefault valueFILEINFO_NONE

$magic_database

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

Return value

Typefinfo|false

Changes to the finfo_open Function

PHP 8.1

  • Return type added: finfo|false
- finfo_open(int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE, ?string $magic_database = null)
+ finfo_open(int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE, ?string $magic_database = null): finfo|false

PHP 8.0

  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $options to $flags
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($flags): int
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($flags): FILEINFO_NONE
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $arg to $magic_database
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($magic_database): ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($magic_database): null
- finfo_open($options, $arg)
+ finfo_open(int $flags = FILEINFO_NONE, ?string $magic_database = null)

finfo_open 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