Merge pull request #1443 from owncloud/use-module-file-info-master

we get best results regarding mime type detection if we use fileinfo - l...

lib/util.php

@@ -534,6 +534,14 @@ class OC_Util {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if the PHP module fileinfo is loaded.
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function fileInfoLoaded() {
+		return function_exists('finfo_open');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Check if the ownCloud server can connect to the internet
 	 */

settings/admin.php

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ $tmpl->assign('entriesremain', $entriesremain);
 $tmpl->assign('htaccessworking', $htaccessworking);
 $tmpl->assign('internetconnectionworking', OC_Util::isinternetconnectionworking());
 $tmpl->assign('islocaleworking', OC_Util::issetlocaleworking());
+$tmpl->assign('has_fileinfo', OC_Util::fileInfoLoaded());
 $tmpl->assign('backgroundjobs_mode', OC_Appconfig::getValue('core', 'backgroundjobs_mode', 'ajax'));
 $tmpl->assign('shareAPIEnabled', OC_Appconfig::getValue('core', 'shareapi_enabled', 'yes'));
 

settings/templates/admin.php

@@ -22,7 +22,20 @@ if (!$_['htaccessworking']) {
 <?php
 }
 
-// is locale working ?
+// if module fileinfo available?
+if (!$_['has_fileinfo']) {
+	?>
+<fieldset class="personalblock">
+	<legend><strong><?php echo $l->t('Module \'fileinfo\' missing');?></strong></legend>
+
+		<span class="connectionwarning">
+		<?php echo $l->t('The PHP module \'fileinfo\' is missing. We strongly recommend to enable this module to get best results with mime-type detection.'); ?>
+	</span>
+
+</fieldset>
+<?php
+}
+
 if (!$_['islocaleworking']) {
 	?>
 <fieldset class="personalblock">