Question

i want to do something like this

{if image_exists}

<img src='{$path}{$imagename}'>

{else}

<img src='{$path}default.jpg'>

{/if}

how do i solve this issue?

Answer 1

Rather than having Smarty doing the logic, I’d say it’s better to have the actual PHP doing it instead.

In PHP you can do something like:

if (file_exists($filename)) 
{
    $path = $filename;
} 
else 
{
    $path = 'default.jpg';
}

Then in the template you won’t need any if statement. Simply use the img tag as you would normally.

<img src="{$path}" />

If you really want to do the check in the template file, just use the PHP function normally with Smarty’s if statement.

{if file_exists($path . $imagename)}

<img src='{$path}{$imagename}'>

{else}

<img src='{$path}default.jpg'>

{/if}