PHP scandir() Function Usage and Example

PHP Directory Reference Manual

The scandir() function lists files and directories in the specified path

Syntax

array scandir ( string $directory [, int $sorting_order [, resource $context]] );

Definition and Usage

It returns an array of files and directories from the passed directory.

Parameter

Return value

　Returns an array containing file names on success, FALSE on failure. If the directory is not a directory, it returns a boolean FALSE and generates an E_WARNING level error.

Online Example

Here is the usage of this function, listing files and directories in the newfolder directory:

<?php
　　　$dir = '/newfolder';
　　　$files1　= scandir($dir);
　　　$files2　= scandir($dir,　1);
　　　
　　　print_r($files1);
　　　print_r($files2);
?>

Output result:

Array (
　　　[0] => .
　　　[1] => ..
　　　[2] => abc.php
　　　[3] => bbc.txt
　　　[4] => somedir
)
Array (
　　　[0] => somedir
　　　[1] => indiabbc.txt
　　　[2] => status999.php
　　　[3] => ..
　　　[4] => .
)