PHP readdir() Function

Example

List all entries in the images directory, then close:

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

// Open a directory, and read its contents
if (is_dir($dir)){
if ($dh = opendir($dir)){
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false){
      echo "filename:" . $file . "<br>";
    }
    closedir($dh);
}
}
?>

Result:

filename: cat.gif
filename: dog.gif
filename: horse.gif

Definition and Usage

The readdir() function returns the name of the next entry in a directory.

Syntax

readdir( dir)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
dir	Optional. Specifies the directory handle resource previously opened with opendir(). If this parameter is not specified, the last link opened by opendir() is assumed

Technical Details

Return Value:	The entry name (filename) on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+

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