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PHP Directory Functions
These functions are provided to manipulate any directory.
Installation:
There is no installation needed to use these functions; they are part of the PHP core.
PHP needs to be configured with --enable-chroot-func option to enable chroot() function.
Runtime Configuration:
This extension has no configuration directives defined in php.ini.
PHP Directory Constants
PHP: indicates the earliest version of PHP that supports the constant.
Constant |
Description |
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DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR |
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PATH_SEPARATOR |
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List of Functions
PHP: indicates the earliest version of PHP that supports that function.
Function |
Description |
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chdir() |
Changes current directory |
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chroot() |
Change the root directory |
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dir() |
Opens a directory handle and returns an object. |
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closedir() |
Closes a directory |
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getcwd() |
Gets the current working directory.
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opendir() |
Open directory handle |
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readdir() |
Read entry from directory handle |
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rewinddir() |
Rewind directory handle |
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scandir() |
List files and directories inside the specified path |
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NOTE: For more functions related to file system, check File System Functions
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