readdir

Description

Returns the filename of the next file from the directory. The filenames are not returned in any particular order.

Example 1. List all files in the current directory <?php $handle=opendir('.'); echo "Directory handle: $handle\n"; echo "Files:\n"; while (($file = readdir($handle))!==false) { echo "$file\n"; } closedir($handle); ?>

Note that readdir() will return the . and .. entries. If you don't want these, simply strip them out:

Example 2. List all files in the current directory and strip out . and .. <?php $handle=opendir('.'); while (false!==($file = readdir($handle))) { if ($file != "." && $file != "..") { echo "$file\n"; } } closedir($handle); ?>