PHP: if file doesn't exist then exit script

Question

<?php
$filename = '/path/to/foo.txt';

if (file_exists($filename)) {
    echo "The file $filename exists";
}
?>

That script only checks if a file exists, but how do I do something like this?

<?php
$filename = '/path/to/foo.txt';

if (file doesnt exist) {
    exit("Your file doesn't exist");
}
?>

Thanks, I'm sorry for the stupid question, please bear with me I'm still learning.... — Lin
– Lin, Commented Feb 25, 2015 at 0:14

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:29:36Z

20

As John Conde said, you should negate the file_exists function:

if (!file_exists($filename)) {
    exit("Your file doesn't exist");
}

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answered Feb 25, 2015 at 0:15

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Angga Febrian Sahid · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-10 02:50:19Z

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becarefull if you are using CODEIGNITER, dont use base_url() inside file path, use normal path

answered Oct 9, 2019 at 2:09

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