Stream

__construct(string $path, bool $checkPath = true)

Constructs a new file from the given path.

Parameters

string	$path	The path to the file
bool	$checkPath	Whether to check the path or not

Exceptions

FileNotFoundException

If the given path is not a file

string|null guessExtension()

Returns the extension based on the mime type.

If the mime type is unknown, returns null.

This method uses the mime type as guessed by getMimeType() to guess the file extension.

Return Value

string|null

The guessed extension or null if it cannot be guessed

See also

ExtensionGuesser
getMimeType()

string|null getMimeType()

Returns the mime type of the file.

The mime type is guessed using a MimeTypeGuesser instance, which uses finfo(), mimecontenttype() and the system binary "file" (in this order), depending on which of those are available.

Return Value

string|null

The guessed mime type (e.g. "application/pdf")

See also

MimeTypeGuesser

File move(string $directory, string $name = null)

Moves the file to a new location.

Parameters

string	$directory	The destination folder
string	$name	The new file name

Return Value

File	A File object representing the new file

Exceptions

FileException

if the target file could not be created

getSize()

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