Checking existence of file in same folder

Question

I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here. I want to include a php file but I need to check if it exists first and every time I run it, I get a failure message. I can see the file is there from my FTP application.

        <?
            $man_file="/site/67/blog/612.php";
            if (file_exists($man_file)){
                include($man_file);
            }
            else
            {
                echo $man_file;
            }
            clearstatcache();
        ?>

Am I missing something?

Add a echo getcwd(); just to prove PHP is looking in the directory you think it is — RiggsFolly
– RiggsFolly, Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 15:42
$man_file="/site/67/blog/612.php"; use a full server path $man_file="/var/usr/public/site/67/blog/612.php"; or a relative one. You have been asked what error you get back, the "real" one and on more than one occasion. I can't keep guessing what that is; "file not found"? Other? — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 15:48
That did it Fred. I've never had to do that before. Post it as an answer and I'll upvote it and accept it. — Richard Young
– Richard Young, Commented Sep 22, 2016 at 15:50

Funk Forty Niner · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-22 16:00:22Z

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That did it Fred. I've never had to do that before. Post it as an answer and I'll upvote it and accept it. – Richard Young

Posting my comment as "the" answer:

$man_file="/site/67/blog/612.php";

Use a full server path (an example):

$man_file="/var/usr/public/site/67/blog/612.php";

or a relative one.

answered Sep 22, 2016 at 16:00

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Pravesh Agrawal · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-22 16:01:34Z

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You need to put the path to the file as well. So try something like

$man_file=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/612.php";

If the directory you are searching is the root.

edited Sep 22, 2016 at 16:01

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answered Sep 22, 2016 at 15:40

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Richard Young Over a year ago

I tried including the path. I tried the full path it tired putting "./" before it but nothing made any difference.

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