Windows users: If you get the fatal error "Fatal error: Call to undefined function exif_imagetype()", and you have enabled php_exif.dll, make sure you enable php_mbstring.dll. You must put mbstring before exif in the php.ini, i.e.:
extension=php_mbstring.dll
extension=php_exif.dll
You can check whether this has worked by calling phpinfo() and searching for exif.