Re: Method to check whether a remote file exist or not

you could use the FTP commands at http://www.php.net/manual/ref.ftp.php to login and stuff. Siggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "JJeffman" <jjeffmanweb@conex.com.br> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Method to check whether a remote file exist or not > May be the first ftp server requires a logon . From php manual : " If the > server does not support passive mode ftp, this will fail. " > > Jayme. > > http://www.conex.com.br/jjeffman > > > > -----Mensagem Original----- > De: Joseph Hadinata <joseph@bluechillies.com> > Para: <php-db@lists.php.net> > Enviada em: segunda-feira, 27 de novembro de 2000 00:41 > Assunto: [PHP-DB] Method to check whether a remote file exist or not > > > > Hi, > > > > Usually I use fopen($URL,"r") to check whether a remote file is exist. > Until > > I found an URL that prove this method isn't reliable. For example: > > > > fopen("ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/sched/aap_v10h.zip","r") > > return false, while > > > > fopen("ftp://ftp.remotetek.com/freepak/fpk132.zip","r") > > return true. Both > > file is exist!! > > Can anyone give me a reliable method to check whether a remote file exist > or > > not? or have any idea why this happens? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Joseph Hadinata > > BlueChillies.com > > http://BlueChillies.com > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >