checking if file exists error...

[DsgnrsTLZAdmin]

if (is_file("/forum/php/index.php"))


its going to else which means its returning the file doesnt exist and it does....the script works when the file being checked is in the same directory as script....whats wrong?

[Celtboy]

try using "file_exists" instead of "is_file"

-Celt

[DsgnrsTLZAdmin]

i figured it out. I wasnt going back far enough. Browsers only require you to go to the main folder for the www/html files. However I found PHP has no way of knowing what the top level is....while /forum/php/index.php is a fine relative file path for browsers.....php needs to start all the way from the root directory...which was something like var/www/html/forum/php/index.php.....thanks anyways

[Nightfire]

To sort that out, don't use the first forward slash. / means from root

[Disrupted]

And you can also use the dot to signify you want to start in the current directory. That would make looking for the file "relative" instead of absolute. Such as:

"./folder/folder/file.php"