scandir

Definition and usage

scandir() function returns an array of files and directories in the specified directory.

Example

List the files and directories in the images directory:

 <?php
$dir = "/images/" ;

// Sort in ascending order - default
$a = scandir ( $dir ) ;

// Sort in descending order
$b = scandir ( $dir , 1 ) ;

print_r ( $a ) ;
print_r ( $b ) ;
?>

result:

 Array
(
[0] => .
[1] => ..
[2] => cat.gif
[3] => dog.gif
[4] => horse.gif
[5] => myimages
)
Array
(
[0] => myimages
[1] => horse.gif
[2] => dog.gif
[3] => cat.gif
[4] => ..
[5] => .
)