RE: [PHP-WIN] checking file is mounted at the end of a url

In that case, try using fopen() http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php You should be able to check the file handle and check for success or failure and simply close it after the check is complete. Just have to have allow_url_fopen enabled in PHP to do so. -M -----Original Message----- From: George Pitcher [mailto:george.pitcher@ingenta.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:28 AM To: Mike; php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] checking file is mounted at the end of a url Mike, Thanks, but it's not a local file. I host my service, but the file being cked is (not) mounted on the users' own university website. So I thnk its more a case or url-checking. I've tested file_exists using the url and that doesn't work. Cheers George > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike [mailto:php@crazyted.com] > Sent: 20 October 2004 3:24 pm > To: 'George Pitcher'; php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] checking file is mounted at the end of a url > > > If you know what the local file name and path are supposed to be, then you > should be able to use file_exists() for that task. > > http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php > > -M > > -----Original Message----- > From: George Pitcher [mailto:george.pitcher@ingenta.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 6:47 AM > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-WIN] checking file is mounted at the end of a url > > Hi, > > I'm building a site where among other things, the user (librarian) can see > if a file has been mounted on a local webserver for students to > download. I > could provide a link so they can see if the file (pdf) can be downloaded, > but I'd rather just say 'yes' or 'no'. > > This requires the page doing some sort of url test and reporting yes/no > depending on the code being sent back. I found something called > linkchecker > at Hotscripts.com but when the file doesn't exist, it tries to download > itself instead. > > The user will be accessing my server but will be checking > something at their > location. I'm sure this must be possible - can anyone point me in > the right > direction? > > Cheers > > George > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >