RE: [PHP] example of file_exists() ???

Matthias and Everyone who helped, Thanks a bunch! Matthias is right, one can't use 'require' in a conditional. I also learned a lot from everyone who answered. The resulting code is going to be released as freeware so I imagine everyone wins on this solution ;-) Kind Regards, Richard Creech richardc@dreamriver.com Phone: 250.744.3350 Pacific Time Canada Get a free link at http://www.dreamriver.com/phpYellow/ Download phpYellow Pages 2000 - Now shipping Version 1.05 with EasySQL! Add Dynamic Database Content to your Website http://dreamriver.com/software/ At 10:42 AM 10/30/00 +0100, Matthias Endler wrote: >Hello Richard, > >> if (file_exists("common.php")) { >> require("common.php"); >> $hostname = DBSERVERHOST; >> //bring in the rest of the CONSTANTS, do an autologin >> // more snipped code >> }else{ >> // do a manual login instead without common.php >> } >> ... and so on ... >> >> This is the error it gives: >> Warning: Unable to access common.php >> Fatal error: Failed opening required 'common.php' > >use 'include' instead of 'require' and whole thing should work. You >can't >require in a conditional. > >Cheers, >Matthias