Re: file_exists() returns incorrect result

what about if( file_exists( __FILE__ ) { echo "YES\n" ; } else { echo "NO\n" ; } if this fails there's surely something rotten. At 20:07 4.1. 2001, Philip Olson wrote the following: -------------------------------------------------------------- >Do a simple test. Locate a file you know exists and check for it. > > if (file_exists($file)) { > > print 'YES!'; > > } else { > > print 'NO.'; > > } > >And be sure to define $file as an existing file and be sure it exists >within the assigned directory. You are doing : > > /images/... > >Within your html page that *would* be correct as : > > example.com/images/... > >But this is not the case here, you are checking for existance of file on >webserver so depending in setup it may check : > > /images/... > >Rather then something like : > > /home/username/sup/www/images/... > >And it will not exist there. Be sure to check the path, perhaps changing >/images/ to images/ will work. > > >Regards, > >Philip Olson >http://www.cornado.com/ > > >On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Michal Hrtko wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> in my code I've written >> ... >> $prjid = >> "/images/".strtolower($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS["ckprj"]).".gif"; >> if (file_exists($prjid)) echo "<IMG SRC=\"$prjid\" >> BORDER=0>\n"; >> ... >> >> file_exists() returns false, even if file in $prjid really exists in >> local system. >> Is there mistake in string format, or php-module should have any >> non-standard setting? >> I welcome any advice. My configuration, if needed is PHP 4.0.3, Apache >> 1.3.14 with SSL. >> >> Michal. >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >> > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net ------end of quote------ ____________________________________________________________ Cynic: A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is the essential part of virtue. cynic@mail.cz