# HttpMessage::guessContentType

(PECL pecl_http:1.0.0-1.5.5)

HttpMessage::guessContentType — Guess content type

### Description

public string HttpMessage::guessContentType ( string `$magic_file` [, int `$magic_mode = MAGIC_MIME` ] )

Attempts to guess the content type of the message body through libmagic.

### Parameters

`magic_file`

  the magic.mime database to use

`magic_mode`

  flags for libmagic

### Return Values

Returns the guessed content type on success, or FALSE on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

Throws HttpRuntimeException, HttpInvalidParamException.