Re: file_exists() returns incorrect result

Ahh, that is a better file_exists test. But after starting the post it was realized that the issue is the location of the images directory and not specifically a file_exists issue. Philip On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Cynic wrote: > 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 > >