Using file_exists() function always return false even if the file exists?

[jack5100nv]

I am using the file_exists() function to check if the file exists before including it but it always returns false

 

If I take out the file_exists function, I can see that the include function includes the file correct without any errors.

 

Here is the code. what am I doing wrong?

 

$languagefilename = "language/english.php";

 

if (is_readable($languagefilename))

  include($languagefilename);

else

    echo("<br><center><b>The file for selected language is missing from the Language folder</b></center><br>");

[jack5100nv]

I mean the code is

 

$languagefilename = "language/english.php";

 

if (file_exists($languagefilename))

  include($languagefilename);

else

    echo("<br><center><b>The file for selected language is missing from the Language folder</b></center><br>");

[roopurt18]

You're using relative paths which means "language/english.php" probably does not exist from the point you're asking for it.