Check File or Directory Existence

This PHP example program demonstrates how to whether a file or directory exists.

CheckWhetherFileExists.php

<?php
	$sFilename = "XoaX.net";
	echo "The file {$sFilename} ".(file_exists($sFilename) ? "exists.":
		"does not exist.")."<br/>";
	$sFilename = "XoaX.txt";
	echo "The file {$sFilename} ".(file_exists($sFilename) ? "exists.":
		"does not exist.")."<br/>";
	$sFilename = "XoaX.exe";
	echo "The file {$sFilename} ".(file_exists($sFilename) ? "exists.":
		"does not exist.")."<br/>";
	$sFilename = "XoaX";
	echo "The directory {$sFilename} ".(file_exists($sFilename) ? "exists.":
		"does not exist.")."<br/>";
	$sFilename = "XoaXnet";
	echo "The directory {$sFilename} ".(file_exists($sFilename) ? "exists.":
		"does not exist.")."<br/>";
?>

Output

Directory