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PHP Function readdir()
Syntax
string readdir ( resource $dir_handle );
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Definition and Usage
Returns the filename of the next file from the directory. The filenames are returned in the order in which they are stored by the filesystem.
Paramters
Parameter | Description |
dir_handle | Required. The directory handle resource previously opened with opendir(). |
Return Value
Returns the filename on success, or FALSE on failure.
Example
Following is the usage of this function:
<?php
//Open images directory
$dir = opendir("/var/www/images");
//List files in images directory
while (($file = readdir($dir)) !== false)
{
echo "filename: " . $file . "<br />";
}
closedir($dir);
?>
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This will produce following result:
filename: .
filename: ..
filename: logo.gif
filename: mohd.gif
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