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php - check if files exists in folder on network/lan

I want to check if files exists in the network folder (eg. path = "U:\abc\def\") using php.

I tried to use following:

if(file_exists("U:/abc/def/400abc.doc")) {
    echo "YES";
} else {
    echo "NO";
}

I get NO. I also tried path = "//abc-drive/folder-main/abc/def/400abc.doc" but still it doesn't work.

The files are on a network/shared folder and NOT in subfolders from where php server runs

Can anyone please tell HELP?

Regards

Solution

  • This won't work if PHP has safe_mode enabled. Try setting safe_mode_include_dir to add an exception, and reference the location with the syntax \\computername\share\filename.