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PHP readdir() Function


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Definition and Usage

The readdir() function returns an entry from a directory handle opened by opendir().

This function returns a filename on success and FALSE on failure.

Syntax

readdir(dir_stream)

Parameter Description
dir_stream Required. Specifies the directory handle to use


Example

<?php
//Open images directory
$dir = opendir("images");

//List files in images directory
while (($file = readdir($dir)) !== false)
  {
  echo "filename: " . $file . "<br />";
  }

closedir($dir);
?>

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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