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Asked: 2026-05-14T04:41:56+00:00

For this script, it checks to see if the file is a microsoft words

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For this script, it checks to see if the file is a microsoft words doc or ppt.
I am not sure why this isn’t running because it works for image MIME and text/plain.

I am using PHP 5.3.1 so it should have all the MIME types installed already right?

I am uploading words and powerpoint 2007.

//Does the file have the right MIME type?
if ($_FILES['userfile']['type'] !='application/msword') {
    echo 'Problem: file is not words doc.';
    exit;
}

IF I can’t upload msword, is there a way to convert the words doc into a image type?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Images and Plain Text files are very different from proprietary files. Generally speaking, PHP/Web browsers can’t support all proprietary file formats, so it is possible that the type is just returning as an octet-stream.

    The web browser is the part of the system that sends PHP the mime type. Your browser might not properly send Microsoft Word mime types. (But to say ‘properly’ is probably wrong, because I wouldn’t expect any browser to try to identify word files)

    The reason image mime types are correctly sent is because images are fairly standard. You have jpg, gif, etc, and that is about it. But, this is only because they are standard, open formats, and have been around for a long time.

    Other formats such as .doc, .psd, etc, are unlikely to be sent, as they aren’t really standard.

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