Check if a file or directory exists in PHP
Description
The following code shows how to check if a file or directory exists.
Example
/*from ww w .j av a 2 s . c o m*/
<?php
echo file_exists("test.txt");
$filename = '/path/to/foo.txt';
if (file_exists($filename)) {
echo "The file $filename exists";
} else {
echo "The file $filename does not exist";
}
?>
The code above generates the following result.