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if my_template_group/segment_x exists, embed it, otherwise 404

October 25, 2007 1:26pm

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#1 / Oct 25, 2007 1:26pm
doclalor
1 posts
I am hoping to parse the URL from the index.php page, and IF there is a file named ‘segment_2’ in my_template_group, I want to embed it. Otherwise, I would like to display something like a “File not found” message.

I tried:
```
{if segment_2==""}
        {embed="my_template_group/the_default_content"}
      {if:elseif segment_2} 
        {embed="my_template_group/{segment_2}"}
      {if:else}
        We don't have what you're looking for!
      {/if}
```
Instead of
```
{if:elseif segment_2}
```
, I need a conditional that will test whether the file exists. Is there some way I can do this using php’s
```
file_exists()
```
and setting EE’s PHP Parsing Stage to “Input”?
#2 / Oct 25, 2007 2:49pm

e-man
1816 posts

Problem here is that segment_2 refers to an url segment not to a file.
You might be better off going with global variables.