Problem with move() and file exists (SOLVED)

Thank you for your reply.

For the following source code:

PHP Code:

    private function manageFiles($files, $id, $thumb = false)
    {

        $db              = \Config\Database::connect();
        $builderImages   = $db->table('images');

        foreach ($files['theFile'] as $file) {
            if ($file->isValid() && !$file->hasMoved()) {

                $newName = $file->getRandomName();
                $file->move('./uploads/', $newName);

                $dataImages = [
                    'name' => $newName,
                    'galeries_id'  => $id,
                ];
                $builderImages->insert($dataImages);

                $image_path = base_url() . '/uploads/' . $newName;

                // just before the if statement.
                echo $image_path;
                exit();

                if (!file_exists($image_path)) :
                    echo $image_path;
                    echo 'wrong_path';     // ==> Always !!
                endif;

                if ($thumb) {

                    $image_dest = '"' . base_url() . '/uploads/330x200_' . $newName . '"';
                    $return = $this->resize_img($image_path, $image_dest, 330, 80, 'auto', true);
                    echo $return;
                }
            }
        }
    } 


It give me the correct image path, this path points to an image, the browser finds it when I try to search for it with.
As the following screenshot shows:



In this topic, we can read the following: file exists doesn't work with http address

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6930...does-exist