if no image exists

[V]

I have parts in my script like this

 

 <img src="<?php echo $post_thumb; ?>" alt="" ?>

 

the var is just an image url I enter via a "new post" form. Sometimes I won't add images and I get that default broken image icon.

 

Right now I'm using if statements to make it go away

 

if(!empty($post_thumb)){
...show the image....

 

I'm just wondering. Instead of using if statements everywhere, is there just some kind of global function that can be used to remove all the broken img icons?

[MadTechie]

If your using

<img src="<?php echo $post_thumb; ?>" alt="" ?>

then I guess not, Of course to could pre parse the output but I wouldn't recommend such a work-around,

 

another option would be to create a "missing-image.jpg" and then set $post_thumb to that

for example

if(empty($post_thumb){
  $post_thumb = "missing-image.jpg";
}

[V]

Thanks MadTechie! Will do!