[SOLVED] file_exists Function Help

[ballouta]

Hello

 

I am trying to check if an inserted name for a directory exists or not.

I wrote:

<?php
$gname = $_POST['name'];	
$filename = '/home/farid/public_html/images/galleries/$gname';

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

?>

 

I already created a folder in this location:

images/galleries/ballouta

 

but the output is:

The file /home/farid/public_html/images/galleries/$gname does not exist

 

where is the problem?

Please help

thank you

[wildteen88]

variables are not parsed within single quotes, You should use

 

   $filename = '/home/farid/public_html/images/galleries/'.$gname;

 

or

 

   $filename = "/home/farid/public_html/images/galleries/$gname";

[Ken2k7]

I just hate interpolating variables. It looks so tacky.

[ballouta]

thank you wildteen88