php7 file_exists not working ?

[exxos]

This was working on the current (this) server..

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echo "file_exists ".file_exists($file)."<BR>" ;

But on the new server with php7.4 it doesn't return anything at all, just totally blank.. anyone know whats going on with it ?!

[exxos]

Oh nevermind..

$file= "./DOWNLOAD/file.txt" doesn't work anymore.

$file= "/DOWNLOAD/file.txt" doesn't work anymore.

$file= "DOWNLOAD/file.txt" Does

[thorsten.otto]

file_exists() works on local filenames of the server, so you have to prepend the directory part of $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] when you want to use an absolute path (or $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'], if your script is in the toplevel directory). Relative pathnames are always troublesome; the current directory may not always be the same as where the script is located.