PHP function to check file existence by path

PHP File Handling: Exercise-2 with Solution

Write a PHP function that takes a file path as input and checks if the file exists.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code :

<?php
function checkFileExists($filePath) {
    if (file_exists($filePath)) {
        echo "File exists at path: " . $filePath;
    } else {
        echo "File does not exist at path: " . $filePath;
    }
}  
// Usage:
  $filePath = "test.txt";
//$filePath = "i:/test.txt";
checkFileExists($filePath);
?>

Sample Output:

File does not exist at path: test.txt
File exists at path: i:/test.txt

Explanation:

In the above exercise -

• Inside the function, we use the file_exists() function to check if the file exists at the given path. If the file exists, we display a message indicating its existence along with the file path. If the file does not exist, we display a message indicating that the file does not exist along with the file path.
• To use this function, you can provide the file path as an argument when calling the checkFileExists() function.
• When you run this program, it will output either "File exists at path: <file path>" or "File does not exist at path: <file path>", depending on whether the file exists or not.

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