From dbceff8894c5eaf753e9c41e6c743119e569bf8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Olson <philip@php.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:27:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Use of &file.clearstatcache; and &note.no-remote; and mention
 checks if directories exist too.

git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@117363 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1
---
 .../filesystem/functions/file-exists.xml      | 20 ++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/reference/filesystem/functions/file-exists.xml b/reference/filesystem/functions/file-exists.xml
index 249c91267f..1c5be1e0ff 100644
--- a/reference/filesystem/functions/file-exists.xml
+++ b/reference/filesystem/functions/file-exists.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/filesystem.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.file-exists">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>file_exists</refname>
-    <refpurpose>Checks whether a file exists</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>Checks whether a file or directory exists</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
@@ -13,18 +13,14 @@
       <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
      </methodsynopsis>
     <simpara>
-     Returns &true; if the file specified by
+     Returns &true; if the file or directory specified by
      <parameter>filename</parameter> exists; &false; otherwise.
     </simpara>
-    <simpara>
-     This function will not work on <link
-     linkend="features.remote-files">remote files</link>; the file to
-     be examined must be accessible via the server's filesystem.
-    </simpara>
-    <simpara>
-     The results of this function are cached. See
-     <function>clearstatcache</function> for more details.
-    </simpara>
+
+    &file.clearstatcache;
+    
+    &note.no-remote;
+
     <note>
      <title>Using Windows shares</title>
      <para>