PHP: Tell me if the file exists?

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PHP: Tell me if the file exists?

I need to find out if an image exists in the directory or not. Given the filename and directory, how can I tell if it exists?

Thanks!

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JD Isaacks May 20 '09 at 13:43

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$dir = '/var/img/'; $name = 'img.jpg';

echo is_file($dir.$name);

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powtac May 20 '09 at 13:45

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bool file_exists(string $filename)

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TStamper May 20 '09 at 13:45

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If you need to know more than file_exists (), you should look at the stat function ... It can tell you if a file exists, and if so, how big and what type of file it is (and a dozen other things) .. ...

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dicroce May 20 '09 at 13:46

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<?php
$filename = '/path/to/foo.txt';

if (file_exists($filename)) {
    echo "The file $filename exists";
} else {
    echo "The file $filename does not exist";
}
?>