file function confusion

[freakonaleash]

$errorpage = "pages/404.php";
if($HTTP_GET_VARS['page'] == "") {
// include("pages/home.php");
echo "Down For Reconstruction";
} else {
$pagename = "pages/" . $HTTP_GET_VARS['page'] . ".php";
if (file($pagename)) {
include($pagename);
} else {
include($errorpage);
}
}

I wrote the above but it still errors with the file command saying that it doesnt exist so im confused, can anyone help out here?

Thx
Freakonaleash😕 😕

[freakonaleash]

the only way i can see of doing it is to use the die() function but then i cant include the 404 page 😕

[freakonaleash]

lol didnt know about the file_exists()

sorted it all now