Check if a file exists

[Matthew Robinson]

is there a way to check if a file exists using php? i want to check if a
picture exists, and if not, use a picture saying that the picture couldn't
be found.

TIA

[Jim Dabell]

Matthew Robinson wrote:

is there a way to check if a file exists using php?

It's quicker to look in the manual yourself than post a question here and
wait for an answer.

<URL:http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php>
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Jim Dabell

[Jedi121]

"Matthew Robinson" a écrit le 07/01/2004 :

is there a way to check if a file exists using php? i want to check if a
picture exists, and if not, use a picture saying that the picture couldn't
be found.

TIA

use function file_exists();

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Have you read the manual?
http://www.php.net/manual/en/

[Matthew Robinson]

thanks

[adamt]

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:07:46 +0000, Matthew Robinson wrote:

is there a way to check if a file exists using php? i want to check if a
picture exists, and if not, use a picture saying that the picture couldn't
be found.

TIA

I've been using something along the lines of this:

$filename=($dbrow['hexid'] . ".jpg");

if (file_exists($filename))
{
printf("<img src=\"%s.jpg\" alt=\"%s\" />\n<br />", $dbrow["id"],
$dbrow["name"]);
}
else
{
printf("<img src=\"notfound.jpg\" alt=\"no image available\" />\n<br />");
}

Which is probably not a very elegant way of doing things, but it 'works
for me(tm)'.