file_exists() Help

[baconbeastnz]

Hi there I have cod which goes

 

if(file_exist($file)) {

 

} else { echo "<img src=\"$file\"> }

 

And it is running the else command and displaying the file? what is up with that...

 

$file = "subdir/image.jpg";

 

[flyhoney]

I imagine that the web path to your file is different than the file system path.  What is the absolute path to the file and what is the path to your web directory?

[Hybride]

Actually, I do believe it's file_exists, not file_exist. Your code says file_exist.

[ldougherty]

Indeed; should be file_exists

 

http://us3.php.net/file_exists

 

buy even beyond that the logic doesn't add up.

 

(file_exist($file)) {

 

} else { echo "<img src=\"$file\"> }

 

You are essentially saying if the file exists do nothing, if the file does not exist then show the image which is the file which apparently doesn't exist?

[baconbeastnz]

I am actually using file_exists sorry about that:

 

the code is:

 

if(file_exists("$pictureAlbumsRoot/$name/thumbs/$value")) { //Note the file_exists must

echo '<div id="albumDetailsNode" style="float:left;">';

echo "<img src=\"$pictureAlbumsRoot/$name/thumbs/$value\"> ";

echo '</div>';

} else {

echo 'fail';

}

if i get rid of the if, the picture displays fine, but with the if, else fires. Is tehre anyway to figure out what file_exists considers my root directory to be?

[wildteen88]

You need debug your file path. What is returned when you echo out your file path?

echo $pictureAlbumsRoot.'/'.$name.'/thumbs/'.$value;