Workaround for file_exist() on remote server when checking if an image exists

get_remote_image_size.php

    function image_exists($uid) {
        
        $url= getimagesize('http://269.354.158.245/images/someimage.jpg');
        
        if (is_array($url)) {
            $path = 'http://269.354.158.245/images/someimage.jpg';
        } else {
            return FALSE;
        }

        return $path;
    }