note 123884 added to function.file-exists

file_exists() does NOT search the php include_path for your file, so don't use it before trying to include or require. use @$result = include $filename; Yes, include does return false when the file can't be found, but it does also generate a warning. That's why you need the @. Don't try to get around the warning issue by using file_exists(). That will leave you scratching your head until you figure out or stumble across the fact that file_exists() DOESN'T SEARCH THE PHP INCLUDE_PATH. ---- Server IP: 208.43.231.9 Probable Submitter: 82.199.157.34 (proxied: 207.243.116.241) ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/123884 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/123884/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/123884/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/123884/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/123884/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/123884/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/123884/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/123884 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/123884 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php