checking for include in Template

[Nick225]

<!-- INCLUDEPHP somefile.php -->

How do we check for the existence of the file?
something like

<!-- if EXISTS somefile.php --><!-- INCLUDEPHP somefile.php --> <!-- ENDIF --->

Looking in the tutorials but can't find the right syntax.

[AlfredoRamos]

Is there any specific reason to not use a PHP file to check the existence of a file? Why INCLUDEPHP?

Not the same, but in Twig you can ignore the inclusion if the file does not exist:

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{% include '@vendor_extension/file.html' ignore missing %}

In PHP, you can check if a file exist with something like:

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$file = $filesystem->realpath(__DIR__ . '/path/file.html');

if ($filesystem->is_readable($file))
{
	// File exist, and is readable
}

[Nick225]

Thanks for the quick reply.. I had just implemented it using twig. Got it in php. Wanted to stay with the template syntax to get used to it.
I had some issues with the path in custom subfolders.

[canonknipser]

Wanted to stay with the template syntax to get used to it.

So, go for twig, because the old style phpBB template syntax is only there for backwards compatibility. Internally all is converted to twig.

[Lumpy Burgertushie]

If I remember correctly, if the file is not there it will simply ignore the include statement. that would show you that the file is not there.


robert

[Nick225]

Thanks you guys...