Zend_Form - The mimetype of file 'foto.jpg' could not be detected

Question

I have a Zend_Form with file element like this:

->addElement('file', 'image', array(
        'required' => false,
        'label' => 'Venue Image',
        'validators' => array(
            array('IsImage', false),
            array('Size', false, '2097152'),
            array('Upload', false),
        ),
    ))

And when I'm using localhost the image is uploaded successfully. But when I move to my hosting the validation error shows for image field. The mimetype of file 'foto.jpg' could not be detected. What can be the reason of this?

Abcoulomb

I'd guess that you need mime extension and hosting doesn't have it installed ;) – Bosporus

Answer 1

same thing happened to me, this was crazy stuff, more than 2 hours trying to figure out what's wrong, here is how to fix it:

install fileinfo extension on linux:

pecl install fileinfo

then you need to add to your php.ini this line:

extension=fileinfo.so

restart your apache and you are done!

*if you server is freeBSD you have to do this:

cd /usr/ports/sysutils/pecl-fileinfo/ make install

Vanthe

Answer 2

If you are using XAMPP and localhost just open your php.ini file and uncomment:

extension=php_fileinfo.dll

Sternick

Answer 3

From the comments in the ZF Reference Guide:

In order to make IsImage working (and maybe all other mime related validators) on Zend Server on win32 I had to replace "magic.mime" supplied on Zend Server ("\etc") by the one on Apache ("\conf" , file is called "magic") (don't forget to restart Apache).

If it still doesn't work then you could try with these alternatives:

• $element->addValidator('Mimetype', false, 'image/jpg');

or

• $element->addValidator('Extension', false, 'jpg');

Bacchant