[RESOLVED] quick way to check if image exists

[zzz]

I need to be able to put a quick check to see if an image with a particular name exists in a particular location... It's possible, isn't it?

[foyer]

$imagelocation = '/home/images/image.jpg';
if (file_exists($imagelocation)) {
echo 'image ok';
}

[halojoy]

zzz wrote:

I need to be able to put a quick check
to see if an image with a particular name exists in a particular location...
It's possible, isn't it?

If you have path to any file, not just images,
you can check if this FILE IS there .... or not:

Read more:
[man]is_file/man

<?php

$path = './images/logo.gif';

if( is_file($path) )
{
    echo 'yes, it is';
}
else
{
    echo 'no, it isnt';
}

?>

we also have:

[man]is_dir/man

.... and:

is_ dir

is_ executable

is_ file

is_ link

is_ readable

is uploaded file

is_ writable

regars 🙂
halojoy

[dagon]

may want to use getimagesize to make sure the file is an actual image

[alasxdair]

I am also trying to do something similar to this, but I am having some difficulty with it. I think this is because I am trying to check to see if a file exists, but the actual file that I am checking will vary based on what page is being pulled up. For example, I am trying to display a player image on a page. This player image depends on the player's name and if there is no photo, it will display a generic image. So this is what I have...

$playername = $row['name'];
$playerpic = '/poker/images/players/$playername.gif';
	if( is_file($playerpic) ){
		echo "<table width=\"400\" border=\"0\">";
		echo "<tr><td rowspan=\"3\"><center><img src=\"http://www.mysite.net/poker/images/players/$playername.gif\"><br/> <strong><FONT SIZE=\"5\">$playername</FONT></strong><br/></td></tr>";
			echo "</table>";
			echo "<br/>";
		}

However, it is always reverting to the else statement photo. I know the files are uploaded and that is the correct location, it has to be the $playername.gif part of the code that is giving me the issue. What is another way to accomplish this? Thanks!

[shmoo525]

Try...

$playerpic = '/poker/images/players/'.$playername.'.gif';

[alasxdair]

shmoo525 wrote:

Try...

$playerpic = '/poker/images/players/'.$playername.'.gif';

Just tried it out, but no luck. 😕

[alasxdair]

I have messed with different variations of this line of code, using is_link, file_exists, is_file, etc and no luck. Is there another way to call the $playername? That seems to be my issue.

If I replace my else statement with $playername.gif instead of chippics.gif it shows the correct image. The problem is when I don't have an image for the playername, I want to show the chippics.gif image.

I have looked all over for answer to this, but I am not finding any help in regards to calling a file that is dependent on the page you are currently on.