PHP file_exists with accent returns false

Question

I have two folders, Folder and Folderé. The second one could not be catch by PHP.

Here is my test:

<?php
        $dir = 'D:\wamp\www\test\data\Folder';
        var_dump(file_exists($dir)); // true

        $dir = 'D:\wamp\www\test\data\Folderé';
        var_dump(file_exists($dir)); // false
?>

How to fix it?

[This](http://stackoverflow.com/a/2685818/1438393) answer should help. — Amal Murali, Oct 05 '13 at 17:44
Yes on Windows, look at the path. :) Gonna see your link! Still false... — Syl, Oct 05 '13 at 17:46

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '13 at 17:55

13

This works like charm

<?php
$dir = 'D:\wamp\www\test\data\Folderé';
var_dump(file_exists((utf8_decode($dir))));

answered Oct 05 '13 at 17:55

Shankar Narayana Damodaran

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Not really... Still false. Thx – Syl Oct 05 '13 at 18:00
1

@sylouuu Indeed this works on PHP5.4. Try using `dirname(__FILE__) . '/test/data/Folderé'` instead – Yang Oct 05 '13 at 18:19
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It's OK now, I tried the wrong file. Answer for my case: utf8_decode(urldecode($dir)). Thanks – Syl Oct 06 '13 at 17:48

PHP file_exists with accent returns false

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