Re: Problem with file_exists() and clearstatcache()...

i also hve a similar problem like yours, and i dont know how can we solve this. On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:22:16 -0400, Scott Fletcher <scott@abcoa.com> wrote: > I noticed the problem with the php functions, file_exists() and > clearstatcache(). When I load a webpage, the php do the file_exists() and > attempt to create one if the file does not exist. Then when I go to the > next webpage, that file is removed. It is working pretty well. When I > press refresh, it work okay. (removed the file upon unloading and create a > new file upon loading). It work okay if I go from this page to a neutral > webpage (with no file checking feature) then back to this page. It work > great. But if I go from this page to the other webpage (with file > checking), it showed the existance of the file even though there isn't one. > So, I add the sleep() to see how long does it take for it to recognize that > there is really no file itself. There I found that it take 40 or 45 seconds > for PHP to finally see that even though it was already removed from the last > webpage. > > Why is that? I tried with & without clearstatcache() and it have no effect. > Is there some alternative to file_exists() that I can use?? I hope I'm > explaining it clearly... > > FletchSOD > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Louie Miranda http://www.axishift.com