file_get_contents not always working

**StevenHu** · Dec 4, 2008 18:04

I notice that the following code is correctly pulling the file contents:

PHP Code:


$file = '../includes_html/'.$PartNo.'.htm';

if(file_exists($file))

    {

    echo file_get_contents($file);

    }

However, for a couple pages the code does not work. I have an html page with a jpg photo and a text caption underneath. Only the caption shows. The jpg does not show up - just a paragraph space where it should be. If I open the html page separately, I can see the image and caption plainly. Since the caption shows up, the URL is correct.

Are there some exceptions that prevent the file_get_contents code from working? It correctly shows text and images on other pages. I'm puzzled that it has not worked with the last two pages I uploaded. Here's the html page where the jpg does not show up:

Code:

<body>
<p align="center">
<img src="89442_decal_files/89442_decal.jpg" /></p>
<p align="center">
Decal Sheet included
</p>

</body>

Adding the DOCTYPE to the top did not make any difference.

Thanks!

**bhanson** · Dec 4, 2008 18:13

Originally Posted by StevenHu

I notice that the following code is correctly pulling the file contents:

PHP Code:


$file = '../includes_html/'.$PartNo.'.htm';

if(file_exists($file))

    {

    echo file_get_contents($file);

    }

However, for a couple pages the code does not work. I have an html page with a jpg photo and a text caption underneath. Only the caption shows. The jpg does not show up - just a paragraph space where it should be. If I open the html page separately, I can see the image and caption plainly. Since the caption shows up, the URL is correct.

Are there some exceptions that prevent the file_get_contents code from working? It correctly shows text and images on other pages. I'm puzzled that it has not worked with the last two pages I uploaded. Here's the html page where the jpg does not show up:

Code:

<body>
<p align="center">
<img src="89442_decal_files/89442_decal.jpg" /></p>
<p align="center">
Decal Sheet included
</p>

</body>

Adding the DOCTYPE to the top did not make any difference.

Thanks!

The image paths are probably wrong.

Go to one of the pages where it shows correctly with file_get_contents(), and then open that page up separately, does it still work?

**Raju Gautam** · Dec 5, 2008 00:04

I think this is because the path you have given to the image. Try giving a full path (url) to the image in your reading file/page. Or give the path for the page in which you are going to echo that content.

**StevenHu** · Dec 5, 2008 10:03

I opened up a page that showed the file contents correctly and checked the page source. It actually had an extra folder name (higher up) in the URL for the images. I added that folder name to the SRCs URL and now the two new pages work.

Thanks!

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