# http_send_content_type

(PECL pecl_http:0.10.0-1.5.5)

http_send_content_type — Send Content-Type

### Description

bool http_send_content_type ([ string `$content_type = 'application/x-octetstream'` ] )

Send the Content-Type of the sent entity.

> Note: This function is supposed to be used in conjunction with http_send_data(), http_send_file() and http_send_stream().

### Parameters

`content_type`

  the desired content type (primary/secondary)

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

Raises an `E_WARNING` when the `content_type` doesn't seem to contain a primary and a secondary part.

### See Also

- http_send_data()
- http_send_file()
- http_send_stream()
- the HttpResponse class if you are using PHP-5.1 and above