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Most efficient way to check extension and send correct header

I use the following code to determine the correct content-type header to send, based on a file's extension.

It works the way I want it to, but I would like to know if it is the most resource friendly way to get the job done.

All suggestions are welcome, thanks!

<?php
$ext = strtolower(pathinfo($_GET['file'],PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
if ($ext=='323') header("Content-Type: text/h323");
elseif ($ext=='acx') header("Content-Type: application/internet-property-stream");
elseif ($ext=='ai') header("Content-Type: application/postscript");
elseif ($ext=='aif') header("Content-Type: audio/x-aiff");
elseif ($ext=='aifc') header("Content-Type: audio/x-aiff");
elseif ($ext=='aiff') header("Content-Type: audio/x-aiff");
elseif ($ext=='asf') header("Content-Type: video/x-ms-asf");
elseif ($ext=='asr') header("Content-Type: video/x-ms-asf");
elseif ($ext=='asx') header("Content-Type: video/x-ms-asf");
elseif ($ext=='au') header("Content-Type: audio/basic");
elseif ($ext=='avi') header("Content-Type: video/x-msvideo");
elseif ($ext=='axs') header("Content-Type: application/olescript");
elseif ($ext=='bas') header("Content-Type: text/plain");
elseif ($ext=='bcpio') header("Content-Type: application/x-bcpio");
elseif ($ext=='bin') header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
elseif ($ext=='bmp') header("Content-Type: image/bmp");
elseif ($ext=='c') header("Content-Type: text/plain");
elseif ($ext=='cat') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-pkiseccat");
elseif ($ext=='cdf') header("Content-Type: application/x-cdf");
elseif ($ext=='cer') header("Content-Type: application/x-x509-ca-cert");
elseif ($ext=='class') header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
elseif ($ext=='clp') header("Content-Type: application/x-msclip");
elseif ($ext=='cmx') header("Content-Type: image/x-cmx");
elseif ($ext=='cod') header("Content-Type: image/cis-cod");
elseif ($ext=='cpio') header("Content-Type: application/x-cpio");
elseif ($ext=='crd') header("Content-Type: application/x-mscardfile");
elseif ($ext=='crl') header("Content-Type: application/pkix-crl");
elseif ($ext=='crt') header("Content-Type: application/x-x509-ca-cert");
elseif ($ext=='csh') header("Content-Type: application/x-csh");
elseif ($ext=='css') header("Content-Type: text/css");
elseif ($ext=='dcr') header("Content-Type: application/x-director");
elseif ($ext=='der') header("Content-Type: application/x-x509-ca-cert");
elseif ($ext=='dir') header("Content-Type: application/x-director");
elseif ($ext=='dll') header("Content-Type: application/x-msdownload");
elseif ($ext=='dms') header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
elseif ($ext=='doc') header("Content-Type: application/msword");
elseif ($ext=='dot') header("Content-Type: application/msword");
elseif ($ext=='dvi') header("Content-Type: application/x-dvi");
elseif ($ext=='dxr') header("Content-Type: application/x-director");
elseif ($ext=='eps') header("Content-Type: application/postscript");
elseif ($ext=='etx') header("Content-Type: text/x-setext");
elseif ($ext=='evy') header("Content-Type: application/envoy");
elseif ($ext=='exe') header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
elseif ($ext=='fif') header("Content-Type: application/fractals");
elseif ($ext=='flr') header("Content-Type: x-world/x-vrml");
elseif ($ext=='gif') header("Content-Type: image/gif");
elseif ($ext=='gtar') header("Content-Type: application/x-gtar");
elseif ($ext=='gz') header("Content-Type: application/x-gzip");
elseif ($ext=='h') header("Content-Type: text/plain");
elseif ($ext=='hdf') header("Content-Type: application/x-hdf");
elseif ($ext=='hlp') header("Content-Type: application/winhlp");
elseif ($ext=='hqx') header("Content-Type: application/mac-binhex40");
elseif ($ext=='hta') header("Content-Type: application/hta");
elseif ($ext=='htc') header("Content-Type: text/x-component");
elseif ($ext=='htm') header("Content-Type: text/html");
elseif ($ext=='html') header("Content-Type: text/html");
elseif ($ext=='htt') header("Content-Type: text/webviewhtml");
elseif ($ext=='ico') header("Content-Type: image/x-icon");
elseif ($ext=='ief') header("Content-Type: image/ief");
elseif ($ext=='iii') header("Content-Type: application/x-iphone");
elseif ($ext=='ins') header("Content-Type: application/x-internet-signup");
elseif ($ext=='isp') header("Content-Type: application/x-internet-signup");
elseif ($ext=='jfif') header("Content-Type: image/pipeg");
elseif ($ext=='jpe') header("Content-Type: image/jpeg");
elseif ($ext=='jpeg') header("Content-Type: image/jpeg");
elseif ($ext=='jpg') header("Content-Type: image/jpeg");
elseif ($ext=='js') header("Content-Type: application/x-javascript");
elseif ($ext=='latex') header("Content-Type: application/x-latex");
elseif ($ext=='lha') header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
elseif ($ext=='lsf') header("Content-Type: video/x-la-asf");
elseif ($ext=='lsx') header("Content-Type: video/x-la-asf");
elseif ($ext=='lzh') header("Content-Type: application/octet-stream");
elseif ($ext=='m13') header("Content-Type: application/x-msmediaview");
elseif ($ext=='m14') header("Content-Type: application/x-msmediaview");
elseif ($ext=='m3u') header("Content-Type: audio/x-mpegurl");
elseif ($ext=='man') header("Content-Type: application/x-troff-man");
elseif ($ext=='mdb') header("Content-Type: application/x-msaccess");
elseif ($ext=='me') header("Content-Type: application/x-troff-me");
elseif ($ext=='mht') header("Content-Type: message/rfc822");
elseif ($ext=='mhtml') header("Content-Type: message/rfc822");
elseif ($ext=='mid') header("Content-Type: audio/mid");
elseif ($ext=='mny') header("Content-Type: application/x-msmoney");
elseif ($ext=='mov') header("Content-Type: video/quicktime");
elseif ($ext=='movie') header("Content-Type: video/x-sgi-movie");
elseif ($ext=='mp2') header("Content-Type: video/mpeg");
elseif ($ext=='mp3') header("Content-Type: audio/mpeg");
elseif ($ext=='mpa') header("Content-Type: video/mpeg");
elseif ($ext=='mpe') header("Content-Type: video/mpeg");
elseif ($ext=='mpeg') header("Content-Type: video/mpeg");
elseif ($ext=='mpg') header("Content-Type: video/mpeg");
elseif ($ext=='mpp') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-project");
elseif ($ext=='mpv2') header("Content-Type: video/mpeg");
elseif ($ext=='ms') header("Content-Type: application/x-troff-ms");
elseif ($ext=='mvb') header("Content-Type: application/x-msmediaview");
elseif ($ext=='nws') header("Content-Type: message/rfc822");
elseif ($ext=='oda') header("Content-Type: application/oda");
elseif ($ext=='p10') header("Content-Type: application/pkcs10");
elseif ($ext=='p12') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs12");
elseif ($ext=='p7b') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-certificates");
elseif ($ext=='p7c') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime");
elseif ($ext=='p7m') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-mime");
elseif ($ext=='p7r') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp");
elseif ($ext=='p7s') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature");
elseif ($ext=='pbm') header("Content-Type: image/x-portable-bitmap");
elseif ($ext=='pdf') header("Content-Type: application/pdf");
elseif ($ext=='pfx') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs12");
elseif ($ext=='pgm') header("Content-Type: image/x-portable-graymap");
elseif ($ext=='pko') header("Content-Type: application/ynd.ms-pkipko");
elseif ($ext=='pma') header("Content-Type: application/x-perfmon");
elseif ($ext=='pmc') header("Content-Type: application/x-perfmon");
elseif ($ext=='pml') header("Content-Type: application/x-perfmon");
elseif ($ext=='pmr') header("Content-Type: application/x-perfmon");
elseif ($ext=='pmw') header("Content-Type: application/x-perfmon");
elseif ($ext=='pnm') header("Content-Type: image/x-portable-anymap");
elseif ($ext=='pot,') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint");
elseif ($ext=='ppm') header("Content-Type: image/x-portable-pixmap");
elseif ($ext=='pps') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint");
elseif ($ext=='ppt') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint");
elseif ($ext=='prf') header("Content-Type: application/pics-rules");
elseif ($ext=='ps') header("Content-Type: application/postscript");
elseif ($ext=='pub') header("Content-Type: application/x-mspublisher");
elseif ($ext=='qt') header("Content-Type: video/quicktime");
elseif ($ext=='ra') header("Content-Type: audio/x-pn-realaudio");
elseif ($ext=='ram') header("Content-Type: audio/x-pn-realaudio");
elseif ($ext=='ras') header("Content-Type: image/x-cmu-raster");
elseif ($ext=='rgb') header("Content-Type: image/x-rgb");
elseif ($ext=='rmi') header("Content-Type: audio/mid");
elseif ($ext=='roff') header("Content-Type: application/x-troff");
elseif ($ext=='rtf') header("Content-Type: application/rtf");
elseif ($ext=='rtx') header("Content-Type: text/richtext");
elseif ($ext=='scd') header("Content-Type: application/x-msschedule");
elseif ($ext=='sct') header("Content-Type: text/scriptlet");
elseif ($ext=='setpay') header("Content-Type: application/set-payment-initiation");
elseif ($ext=='setreg') header("Content-Type: application/set-registration-initiation");
elseif ($ext=='sh') header("Content-Type: application/x-sh");
elseif ($ext=='shar') header("Content-Type: application/x-shar");
elseif ($ext=='sit') header("Content-Type: application/x-stuffit");
elseif ($ext=='snd') header("Content-Type: audio/basic");
elseif ($ext=='spc') header("Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-certificates");
elseif ($ext=='spl') header("Content-Type: application/futuresplash");
elseif ($ext=='src') header("Content-Type: application/x-wais-source");
elseif ($ext=='sst') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-pkicertstore");
elseif ($ext=='stl') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-pkistl");
elseif ($ext=='stm') header("Content-Type: text/html");
elseif ($ext=='svg') header("Content-Type: image/svg+xml");
elseif ($ext=='sv4cpio') header("Content-Type: application/x-sv4cpio");
elseif ($ext=='sv4crc') header("Content-Type: application/x-sv4crc");
elseif ($ext=='swf') header("Content-Type: application/x-shockwave-flash");
elseif ($ext=='t') header("Content-Type: application/x-troff");
elseif ($ext=='tar') header("Content-Type: application/x-tar");
elseif ($ext=='tcl') header("Content-Type: application/x-tcl");
elseif ($ext=='tex') header("Content-Type: application/x-tex");
elseif ($ext=='texi') header("Content-Type: application/x-texinfo");
elseif ($ext=='texinfo') header("Content-Type: application/x-texinfo");
elseif ($ext=='tgz') header("Content-Type: application/x-compressed");
elseif ($ext=='tif') header("Content-Type: image/tiff");
elseif ($ext=='tiff') header("Content-Type: image/tiff");
elseif ($ext=='tr') header("Content-Type: application/x-troff");
elseif ($ext=='trm') header("Content-Type: application/x-msterminal");
elseif ($ext=='tsv') header("Content-Type: text/tab-separated-values");
elseif ($ext=='txt') header("Content-Type: text/plain");
elseif ($ext=='uls') header("Content-Type: text/iuls");
elseif ($ext=='ustar') header("Content-Type: application/x-ustar");
elseif ($ext=='vcf') header("Content-Type: text/x-vcard");
elseif ($ext=='vrml') header("Content-Type: x-world/x-vrml");
elseif ($ext=='wav') header("Content-Type: audio/x-wav");
elseif ($ext=='wcm') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-works");
elseif ($ext=='wdb') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-works");
elseif ($ext=='wks') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-works");
elseif ($ext=='wmf') header("Content-Type: application/x-msmetafile");
elseif ($ext=='wps') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-works");
elseif ($ext=='wri') header("Content-Type: application/x-mswrite");
elseif ($ext=='wrl') header("Content-Type: x-world/x-vrml");
elseif ($ext=='wrz') header("Content-Type: x-world/x-vrml");
elseif ($ext=='xaf') header("Content-Type: x-world/x-vrml");
elseif ($ext=='xbm') header("Content-Type: image/x-xbitmap");
elseif ($ext=='xla') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel");
elseif ($ext=='xlc') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel");
elseif ($ext=='xlm') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel");
elseif ($ext=='xls') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel");
elseif ($ext=='xlt') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel");
elseif ($ext=='xlw') header("Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel");
elseif ($ext=='xof') header("Content-Type: x-world/x-vrml");
elseif ($ext=='xpm') header("Content-Type: image/x-xpixmap");
elseif ($ext=='xwd') header("Content-Type: image/x-xwindowdump");
elseif ($ext=='z') header("Content-Type: application/x-compress");
elseif ($ext=='zip') header("Content-Type: application/zip");
else header("Content-Type: application/force-download"); 
?>

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Sekurity863

try using switch/case

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Sekurity863

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Sekurity863

If you are curious as to which is faster, you can see a side-by-side comparison here:
http://rob.sun3.org/php-code/switch-vs-if/

alain34

Hello hankknight,

Have you considered using an existing class like http://phpclasses.fonant.com/browse/package/5082.html

Regards,

alain34

MMDeveloper

why not build/use an array, would reduce the code amount, look neater, and you only have 1 header() call..

and finishing building the array of course.

$ext = strtolower(pathinfo($_GET['file'],PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
 
$mimeTimes = array (
		"323" => "text/h323",
		"acx" => "application/internet-property-stream",
		"ai" => "application/postscript",
		"force" => "application/force-download"
	);
	
header("Content-Type: " . (array_key_exists($ext, $mimeTimes) === true) ? $mimeTimes[$ext] : $mimeTimes["force"]);

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MMDeveloper

sorry, $mimeTimes should have been $mimeTypes... have no idea where "Times" came from.

hankknight

ASKER

MMDeveloper, your idea saves many lines of code however switch/case seems to perform faster.

Sekurity863

Switch cases are amazing. I use them whenever I start having a lot of if/then/else conditions. Very helpful and easy to add more cases in the future.

Good luck with your endeavor hankknight, hope I was helpful!

-s863

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Sekurity863

Very good point ray

Ray Paseur

@Sekurity863, thanks - agree with your point about switch / case / default.

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Ray