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m.qayyum
m.qayyum

Reputation: 411

How to get file extension of online file having no extension in url

I wanted to get the file extension of online file but problem is that some files are not having extension in their url. For Example http://www.example.com/page?=10

Upvotes: 0

Views: 787

Answers (3)

sehe
sehe

Reputation: 392931

Just get the file, and read the content-disposition's filename

You'll a header something like

Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=FILENAME

You can then establish the extension from FILENAME

Upvotes: 1

Marc Gravell
Marc Gravell

Reputation: 1062770

The first to to look for is a "content-disposition" header; if that exists, and in particular if it starts "attachment", then it represents an explicit download, and the "content-disposition" header may (optionally) contain the preferred filename, which may include an extension.

If that doesn't help, then look at the "content-type" header; you may have to infer a few things for common types.

But to state it explicitly: file extensions don't rule on the internet.

Upvotes: 3

Roger Lipscombe
Roger Lipscombe

Reputation: 91825

URLs don't necessarily relate to files. If the URL has no extension, then the "file" has no extension. Or were you trying to infer the extension from the content type?

Upvotes: 1

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