Posted by Krustov on 11/15/05 03:38

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<Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:08:07 -0000>

> > > Any recommended methods I could use to check the url is valid before
> > > accepting it ? .
> >
> > if ( @open($url, 'r') === FALSE )
> > echo "URL Fake\n";
> > else
> > echo "Go ahead!\n";
> >
>
> Thanks dude - will try it shortly .
>

@open didnt work for me - but fopen appears to work fine .

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