PHP file_exists() Function

Check whether a file exists:

<?php
echo file_exists("test.txt");
?>

Definition and Usage

The file_exists() function checks whether a file or directory exists.

Note: The result of this function is cached. Use clearstatcache() to clear the cache.

file_exists( path)

Parameter	Description
path	Required. Specifies the path to the file or directory to check

Return Value:	TRUE if the file or directory exists, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+