Re: Is there a way to test for a file?

From: Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 15:16:45 +0000
Subject: Re: Is there a way to test for a file?
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> I'd like PHP to check to see if the image/picture.jpg exists before > returning the picture. Is this possible? Yup - It's in the manual. http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Coning" <lists@coning.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:59 PM Subject: [PHP] Is there a way to test for a file? > Hi everyone, > > I'm a PHP newbie and wanted to know if there is a way to test for a file. > The reason I'd like to do this is because I'm writing a query to return > items from a catalog. However, if the client hasn't uploaded a picture or > if the picture is misteriously missing from the image folder, instead of > returning the product with the infamous missing jpeg picture, I would rather > the product be skipped altogether. > > I'd like PHP to check to see if the image/picture.jpg exists before > returning the picture. Is this possible? > > Thanks! > > Doug Coning > American Web Studio > www.americanwebstudio.com > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

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