MY_Loader-images.php

class MY_Loader extends CI_Loader {

    function image($file_path, $mime_type_or_return = 'image/png')
    {
        $this->load->helper('file');

        $image_content = read_file($file_path);

        // Image was not found
        if($image_content === FALSE)
        {
                show_error('Image "'.$file_path.'" could not be found.');
                return FALSE;
        }

        // Return the image or output it?
        if($mime_type_or_return === TRUE)
        {
                return $image_content;
        }

        header('Content-Length: '.strlen($image_content)); // sends filesize header
        header('Content-Type: '.$mime_type_or_return); // send mime-type header
        header('Content-Disposition: inline; filename="'.basename($file_path).'";'); // sends filename header
        exit($image_content); // reads and outputs the file onto the output buffer
    }