PHP dir() Function
 Complete PHP Directory Reference
Definition and Usage
The dir() function opens a directory handle and returns an object. The object
contains three methods called read() , rewind() , and close() .
This function returns a directory stream on success and FALSE and an error on
failure. You can hide the error output by adding an '@' in front of the function
name.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| directory |
Required. Specifies the directory to stream |
Example 1
<?php
//Open images directory
$dir = dir("images");
//List files in images directory
while (($file = $dir->read()) !== false)
{
echo "filename: " . $file . "<br />";
}
$dir->close();
?>
|
The output of the code above could be:
filename: .
filename: ..
filename: cat.gif
filename: dog.gif
filename: food
filename: horse.gif
|
Example 2
This example hides the error if dir() fails:
<?php
//Open images directory
$dir = @ dir("images");
//List files in images directory
while (($file = $dir->read()) !== false)
{
echo "filename: " . $file . "<br />";
}
$dir->close();
?>
|
The output of the code above could be:
filename: .
filename: ..
filename: cat.gif
filename: dog.gif
filename: food
filename: horse.gif
|
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