note 59682 added to function.file-exists

file_exists overwrites the last access (atime) ! try: if (@fclose(@fopen( $file, "r"))) { // true; } else { // false; } to check if important for you ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+59682 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59682&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59682&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59682&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59682&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59682&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59682&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59682&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+59682&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php