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[solved] accessing images in the view (strange behaviour) - El Forum - 11-02-2009
[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Hello everyone,
Long time reader, first time poster. I've got a very strange problem. Maybe you can help.
In a view I try to load a file (previously uploaded). I check if it exists first and if it does I then display it. Check the code.
Code:
<?php if (file_exists(base_url() . 'img/image.jpg')) : ?>
<img src="<?php echo base_url() . 'img/image.jpg'; ?>" />
<?php endif ; ?>The problem is that the file_exists() function always returns FALSE even if I know for sure that given file does exist. For example this:
Code:
<?php if (file_exists(base_url() . 'img/image.jpg')) : ?>
<h2>file found:</h2>
<img src="<?php echo base_url() . 'img/image.jpg'; ?>" />
<?php else : ?>
<h2>file NOT found:</h2>
<img src="<?php echo base_url() . 'img/image.jpg'; ?>" />
<?php endif ; ?>will display "file NOT found:" and draw the image anyway. I'm confused, please help. The /img/ catalog is already added to my .htaccess file.
[solved] accessing images in the view (strange behaviour) - El Forum - 11-02-2009
[eluser]BrianDHall[/eluser]
Your problem is with file_exists(): http://php.net/manual/en/function.file-exists.php
It expects a relative path to the file on your system, not an HTTP:// style url - which is what base_url is giving you.
I believe you can try getting rid of the base_url portion and just feed it the image path of img/image.jpg, as it is all relative to the front-controller index.php file unless specified otherwise.
[solved] accessing images in the view (strange behaviour) - El Forum - 11-02-2009
[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Thank you, works like a charm.