php upload...file_exists() always evaluates false

[sane993]

Hey
I'm on windows machine. I'm trying to upload a file to server...done successfully except when I try to check whether its writing over an old file. I've tried:

if(file_exists("$path\\$_FILES['script']['name']"))
{
send
}

else
{
die
}

--

if(file_exists("$path/$_FILES['script']['name']"))
{
send
}

else
{
die
}

--

if(file_exists("$_FILES['script']['name']"))
{
send
}

else
{
die
}

--

if(file_exists(getcwd()."$_FILES['script']['name']"))
{
send
}

else
{
die
}

But all evaulate to false...why?

oh and the webpage is in the local directory but uploads are in "localdir/uploads"

Thanks for reading...

[ir4z0r]

hi,

the php.net manual comments to file_exists() say:

For Windows you have to do this:
function fileExists($filename) {
return file_exists(getcwd() . "\" . $filename);
}
Apparently, Windows has something with the filenames so you have to write them out as Windows would have them.

[sane993]

hehehe, found problem...i wasn't reading the code correctly it i was saying

if (file_exists)
{
send
}

else
{
die
}

when it should be

if (file_exists)
{
die
}

else
{
send
}

😃 😃 silly me.

[ir4z0r]

g I focused too much on the file_exists() :rolleyes: