Manual:$wgVerifyMimeType

MIME types: $wgVerifyMimeType
Determines if the MIME type of uploaded files should be checked.
Introduced in version:1.5.0
Removed in version:Still in use
Allowed values:(boolean)
Default value:true

Details

Determines if the MIME type of uploaded files should be checked.

If this is set to false, the MIME type blacklist ($wgMimeTypeBlacklist ) is ignored. The check to make sure the MIME type of the uploaded file matches the file extension is also bypassed.

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