who knows what function identifies whether or not a file exists?
im vaguely sure such function exists because i noticed it in a manual a while ago. except now i dont have the manual and cant remember at all what exactly it was that i saw in it.
can anyone help me there?
i need an answer relatively quickly.

Use the file_exists function...

PHP Code:

<?php
$filename = '/path/to/foo.txt';

if (file_exists($filename)) {
    print "The file $filename exists";
} else {
    print "The file $filename does not exist";
}
?>

More info... http://www.phpbuilder.com/manual/fun...ile-exists.php

-James

Note that directories are 'files' too. So you can use is_file() and is_dir() to find out specifically if it is a file or directory.

thanks you guys that helps