file_exists() returns false, but the file DOES exist

Question

I\'m having a very weird issue with file_exists(). I\'m using this function to check if 2 different files in the same folders do exist. I\'ve double-checked, they BOTH do ex

Answer 1

A very simple trick is here that worked for me.

When I write following line, than it returns false.

if(file_exists('/my-dreams-files/'.$_GET['article'].'.html'))

And when I write with removing URL starting slash, then it returns true.

if(file_exists('my-dreams-files/'.$_GET['article'].'.html'))