There is no equivalent to file_exists in the FTP function set, so you'll need to implement it yourself by listing the directory and checking for it yourself. -Stuart — Sent from my leaf blower On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 6:01 AM, Ron Piggott <ron.piggott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I know about using “@” to suppress errors. > I want to know if it is possible to avoid causing the error altogether. > Ron Piggott > www.TheVerseOfTheDay.info > From: Jigar Dhulla > Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 12:58 AM > To: Ron Piggott > Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: ftp_chdir notice error > "@" in the beginning of the function like @ftp_chdir(); should suppress the warning. Or you can use error_reporting(); > error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_PARSE); should suppress the warning too. > On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 1:16 AM, Ron Piggott <ron.piggott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am using the result of “ ftp_chdir “ to know if the directory exists or not. If the result is “false” then I make the directory: > === > <?php > if ( ftp_chdir( $this->getFtpConnection() , $new_directory ) == FALSE ) { > if ( ftp_mkdir( $this->getFtpConnection() , $new_directory ) ) { > return TRUE; > } else { > return FALSE; > } > } else { > return TRUE; > } > ?> > === > However when the result is ‘false’ a PHP warning is created: “ PHP Warning: ftp_chdir(): Failed to change directory “ How can I avoid this warning? > Ron > Ron Piggott > www.TheVerseOfTheDay.info > -- > Regards, > Jigar Dhulla