$ext = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
$ext = pathinfo($_FILES["file"]["name"], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
// your file
$file = 'image.jpg';
$info = pathinfo($file);
// Before PHP 5.2
$file_name = basename($file, '.'.$info['extension']);
// After PHP 5.2
$file_name = $info['filename'];
$ext=pathinfo($file, PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
//Get File Extension
function getFileExtension($fileName)
{
return '.' . strtolower(pathinfo($fileName, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
}