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brianreeve/mime-type
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Improves mime\_type detection over fileinfo without dependencies on any system utility (such as the Linux file command).

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\#MimeType

Improves mime\_type detection over finfo without dependencies on any system utility (such as the Linux file command).

Uses a local cached copy of the mime types from Apache's repository:

\##Installation

\###Using Composer

Edit composer.json and add:

```
"brianreeve/mime-type": "dev-master"

```

\##Usage

```
use BrianReeve/MimeType/MimeType;

$mimeType = MimeType::detect($path);

```

The detect method first looks for a match by extension in the list from Apache, then tries finfo, lastly defaults to text/plain.

\##To Update to the Latest

To update the cache, run

```
php src/BrianReeve/MimeType/Utils/generate_mime_types_array.php

```

Updated mime types will be saved to

```
src/BrianReeve/MimeType/lib/mime_types.json

```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![brianreeve](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8030260?v=4)](https://github.com/brianreeve "brianreeve (4 commits)")

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