[RESOLVED] Die if file not found

sssphp

How do I tell a script to die if no file is found, where the file = $page.

execute

if((!$file) || (empty($file)) || (!isset($file)){
die("Sorry");
}

That's how depending on how you get the $file element. You need to post some code or something.

sssphp

The file is called directly from the URL (I've already addressed security issues):

http://mysite.com/page.php?file=filename.ext

This seems to work:

if (is_file($file)) { // continue with script
}
else
die("Not Found");

See any problems with that?

bpat1434

well, if the path changes, the file won't be found... but that's how I was gonna suggest you check to see if the file is there or not.

Although sometimes it's easier to check to see if it's not there like;

if(!is_file($file))
{
  die('Not Found');
}

Then you don't need an else statemnt, since you rscript will die if it's not found....

sssphp

Thanks, that works.

Not sure what you mean by:

bpat1434 wrote:
well, if the path changes, the file won't be found...

If the path changes, the file won't be found even without the die command, right?

bpat1434

i was mainly talking to execute with that first comment about the file not being found. But stemming from that, if the file isn't found it will die as you request, even if there is a file on your system of that name. So you may have to think ahead in order to code for now....