file_exists with reserved filenames bug

Ok here's my code

        $ref = $_GET['ref'];
        if (file_exists('views/'.$ref.'.php')) {
            $this->prepare($ref)开发者_JAVA百科;
        } 
        elseif (!file_exists('views/'.$ref.'.php')) {
        echo 'Page you are requesting doesn´t exist';
        }

I'm currently having issues if users try to do ?ref=con or ?ref=com1 etc, file_exists will always return true. Is there a work around for this?

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Probably because those files actually exist. I'd be more worried about the potential for abuse. You should filter your inputs.

Also the elseif is unnecessary. else would suffice just fine.

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Please try using: is_file http://php.net/manual/en/function.is-file.php