file_exists dosnt seem to be working right

[eluser]toopay[/eluser]
This line :

Code:

$user_path = base_url()."members/$id/image01.jpg";

You should try to echoing '$user_path'. If it pointing to something like :

Code:

C:\\your\base_path/members/some_id/image01.jpg

, then fix 'slash/backslah' stuff in that string to the right 'path' format, should be working.