RE: [PHP] file_exists() not working correctly?

-:- -----Original Message----- -:- From: Chris [mailto:dmagick@gmail.com] -:- Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 9:25 AM -:- To: Chris Haensel -:- Cc: php-general@lists.php.net -:- Subject: Re: [PHP] file_exists() not working correctly? -:- -:- Chris Haensel wrote: -:- > Good morning list, -:- > -:- > I have a _very_ simple function... it is as follows -:- > -:- > /**********************************************/ -:- > -:- > function getgalimage($fzg) { -:- > $folder = "bilder"; -:- > $imgname = $fzg."_1.JPG"; -:- > $checkimg = $folder."/".$imgname; -:- > if(file_exists($checkimg)) { -:- > //echo '<img -:- > src="mod_search_thumbs.php?bild='.$imgname.'&fzg_nr='.$fzg.'">'; -:- > echo '<img src="'.$checkimg.'">'; -:- > } else { -:- > echo '<div style="display:block; padding:2px; border:1px -:- > solid red;"><a href="'.$checkimg.'">'.$checkimg.'</a></div>'; -:- > } -:- > } -:- > -:- > /**********************************************/ -:- > -:- > Now, the folder "bilder" exists, and I pass the number -:- 0002822 to the -:- > function. Now it should check whether the image file -:- "bilder/0002822_1.JPG" -:- > exists. It never finds the image, even though it exists -:- (I checked it many -:- > times now) -:- -:- Try a full path: -:- -:- $folder = '/full/path/to/bilder'; -:- -:- -- -:- Postgresql & php tutorials -:- http://www.designmagick.com/ -:- -:- -:- -- -:- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) -:- To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -:- -:- That worked like a charm. Now, can you tell me why that exact same function works with a relative path on another server and with a "full path only" on this server? I am glad that it works, but would also like to understand why :o) Thanks for your help matey! Chris