if file_exists problems

[leslie_]

Okay well i have a script that generates an image and it uses query strings depending on people preferences in their profile.

With that being said, if someone has something incorrect in their profile or nothing at all the image just doesnt show

so i put in a if file_exists thing, but now i just keep getting the exist image which displays "unknown" even if the info is correct.

 

The querystring 'hotel' is either .com.au or .co.uk or .com.sg

 

Can someone tell me whats wrong with this code???? it worked fine until i put in the file_exists thing.

 

<?php
header("Content-type: image/png");
include ('habboClass.php');
$habbo = $_GET['name'];
$hotel = $_GET['hotel'];
$url = "http://www.habbo".$hotel."/habbo-imaging/avatarimage?user=".$habbo."&action=&direction=2&head_direction=2&gesture=sml&size=l&img_format=gif";
//Data Retrieval
$habboHome = new habboClass($habbo, $hotel);

if (file_exists($url))
     {
    $im = imagecreatefrompng("figure.png");

    $habboFigure = $habboHome->figure();
    $habboFigure = imagecreatefromgif($habboFigure);
    imagecopy($im, $habboFigure, 0, 0, 0, 0, 64, 106);


}
else
     {
    $im = imagecreatefrompng("exist.png");
}

//Create Image
imagepng($im);
imagedestroy($im);
?>

[scarlson]

From what I can see, (I am by no means good with PHP) your code looks fine for file_exits .  Is the $url correct, if there is a single problem with that long link the file_exists will return false and not work.

[leslie_]

I'm positive the URL is correct