Is URL for a big file valid? (sorry put bif first time)

[mindwarp]

Hi,

I've been struggling with this for hours over a few days.
I just can't find a solution.
I've tried fsocket, file, fopen.
But all seem to have problems.

I'm trying to quickly validate whether a file exists.
It could be a big file, maybe 200mb.

fopen and file, try to read the whole file.

fsockets with fputs($gh, "HEAD $hpath HTTP/1.0\n\n");
Doesn't like files in sub directories.

Can anyone help me?
Please.

I'd be grateful for code snippits as I've tried modifying lots of code
I found on forums and newsgroups without success.

Jules.

[Janwillem Borleffs]

Re: Is URL for a big file valid? (sorry put bif first time)

mindwarp wrote:

fsockets with fputs($gh, "HEAD $hpath HTTP/1.0\n\n");
Doesn't like files in sub directories.
>

The newlines should be replaced with CRLF (\r\n\r\n), but besides that, this
should work fine.

It's possible that you are using windows-style slashes (\some\dir), in which
case you sould replace them with forward slashes (/some/dir).

You could also use GET and just read the first line to get the status code
and disconnect immediate after it.


JW

[mindwarp]

Re: Is URL for a big file valid? (sorry put bif first time)

Hi,

thanks for your reply.

I discovered that my webserver didn't recognise resolve files on the
webserver.
So when i was testing I was using files on another domain i have with
my ISP.

:)

Jules.