will file_exist() php function cause high server load?

Question

i am trying to check if user uploaded his or her avatar image and i use file_exist() php function to check if the user avatar image exist or not

will this cause any server load problem with massive traffic websites ?

thanks

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 22 '09 at 10:04

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No it will not, here is the documentation for file_exists. It also caches the results, so that further improves performance.

answered Dec 22 '09 at 10:04

Shiv

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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The exact same question has been asked here before.

The short answer was: no.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

Community

answered Dec 22 '09 at 10:57

altermativ

you are referring to the same question ! please make sure the next time – EzzDev Dec 22 '09 at 11:37
Sorry, I probably mixed them in my copy-paste buffer. – altermativ Jan 06 '10 at 14:37

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