note 37662 added to function.file-exists

From: Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:26:07 +0000
Subject: note 37662 added to function.file-exists
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Be careful, I just discovered (very difficultly), that passing a NULL or empty value as filename returns TRUE on Windows 98. $x = NULL; // also tested $x = ''; with same results if ( file_exists($x) ) { echo 'good'; } else { echo 'bad'; } Win98:: returns 'good' Linux:: returns 'bad' I tested on both Linux and Win98. Not sure what it returns on different Win OSes. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+37662 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+37662&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+37662&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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