file_exists() error

[gcrighton]

Hi,

I'm trying to use the file_exists() function to load an image but get repeated errors. Code is as follows:

// Foto //
if (file_exists("/production/img/retratos/".$row['ID'].".jpg&quot) { ?>
<img src='/production/img/retratos/<?PHP echo $row['ID'] ?>.jpg&quot;' width='80' height='80' border='0'>
<? } else { ?>
<img src='/production/img/retratos/nophoto.jpg' width='80' height='80' border='0'>
<? }

The result of the above code is to set ALL images as non-existent and to load the no photo image (even though the photos do exist). It's not Db related as the standard images call here:

echo (&quot;<img src='/production/img/retratos/&quot;.$row['ID'].&quot;.jpg' width='80' height='80' border='0'>\n&quot;

... works just fine.

What am I missing? Surely the file does not have to be in the same dir?

Thanks for any advice / comments.

Gary

 

[AnakinPt]

file_exists uses filesystem absolute path instead of http absolute path.
Anikin
Hugo Alexandre Dias
Web-Programmer
anikin_jedi@hotmail.com

 

[gcrighton]

Hi Anikin,

Ok as far as I know the absolute file system path on the clients ISP is included below (this is the path used for php includes for example):

// Foto //
if (file_exists(&quot;/u/web/circul/production/img/retratos/&quot;.$row['ID'].&quot;.jpg&quot) {
echo (&quot;<img src='/production/img/retratos/&quot;.$row['ID'].&quot;.jpg' width='80' height='80' border='0'>&quot;
} else {
echo (&quot;<img src='/production/img/retratos/nophoto.jpg' width='80' height='80' border='0'>&quot;
}

But this still does not work. As is shown above it only chooses the first option. Without the / before the u it only displays the second option!

Gary

 

[AnakinPt]

i don't use this function sorry

Anikin
Hugo Alexandre Dias
Web-Programmer
anikin_jedi@hotmail.com

 

[KarveR]

Check you have read permissions of the files and also on the directory containg the file.
file_exists() returns not found if it does not had the correct read permissions for the file and location. ***************************************
Party on, dudes!