WP_Filesystem_FTPext::exists()publicWP 2.5.0

Checks if a file or directory exists.

Method of the class: WP_Filesystem_FTPext{}

No Hooks.

Return

true|false. Whether $path exists or not.

Usage

$WP_Filesystem_FTPext = new WP_Filesystem_FTPext();
$WP_Filesystem_FTPext->exists( $path );
$path(string) (required)
Path to file or directory.

Changelog

Since 2.5.0 Introduced.
Since 6.3.0 Returns false for an empty path.

WP_Filesystem_FTPext::exists() code WP 6.5.2

public function exists( $path ) {
	/*
	 * Check for empty path. If ftp_nlist() receives an empty path,
	 * it checks the current working directory and may return true.
	 *
	 * See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/33058.
	 */
	if ( '' === $path ) {
		return false;
	}

	$list = ftp_nlist( $this->link, $path );

	if ( empty( $list ) && $this->is_dir( $path ) ) {
		return true; // File is an empty directory.
	}

	return ! empty( $list ); // Empty list = no file, so invert.
}