Where does sort go?

[killswitchfilter]

Im using this script to display directories recursively, but im not smart enough to figure out how to modify it to sort the results alphabetically.  i know the function is sort() but i have no idea where to put it.  i tried:

sort(getDirectory( "./pricing/" )); but obviously that didn't work 

 

<?php

function getDirectory( $path = '.', $level = 0 ){


    $ignore = array( 'cgi-bin', '.', '..' );
    // Directories to ignore when listing output. Many hosts
    // will deny PHP access to the cgi-bin.

    $dh = @opendir( $path );
    // Open the directory to the handle $dh
    
    while( false !== ( $file = readdir( $dh ) ) ){
    // Loop through the directory
    
        if( !in_array( $file, $ignore ) ){
        // Check that this file is not to be ignored
            
            $spaces = str_repeat( ' ', ( $level * 4 ) );
            // Just to add spacing to the list, to better
            // show the directory tree.
            
            if( is_dir( "$path/$file" ) ){
            // Its a directory, so we need to keep reading down...
            
                echo "<strong>$spaces $file</strong><br />";
                getDirectory( "$path/$file", ($level+1) );
                // Re-call this same function but on a new directory.
                // this is what makes function recursive.
            
            } else {
            
                echo "<a href=\"$path/$file\">$file</a><br />";
                // Print out the link to the file
            
            }
        
        }
    
    }
    
    closedir( $dh );
    // Close the directory handle

}

?>



  <?php
getDirectory( "./pricing/" );
?>

[discomatt]

You've got to build it a little different if you want sorting.

 

First, loop through all the files and store them in an array, sort the array, then loop through the array

 

<?php

$path = 'C:/wamp/www';

$ignore = array( 'cgi-bin', '.', '..' );

$dh = @opendir( $path );
    
$files = array();
while( false !== ( $file = readdir( $dh ) ) )
if( !in_array( $file, $ignore ) )
    	$files[] = $file;

sort( $files );

// Now loop through file array we've made
foreach ( $files as $file ) {
            
$spaces = str_repeat( ' ', ( $level * 4 ) );
           
if( is_dir( "$path/$file" ) ){
           
	echo "<strong>$spaces $file</strong><br />";
	#getDirectory( "$path/$file", ($level+1) );
           
} else {
           
	echo "<a href=\"$path/$file\">$file</a><br />";
           
}
       
}

?>

 

If you wanna sort by folders, then files, both alphabetically, just check to see if its a directory when you're building the array, and store directories in another array... sort them both, then just foreach the directory array and the files array separately.

[killswitchfilter]

thank you very much for your help but this code did not work for me.  its no longer a function now, so i don't know how to call it?  i just need my recursive directory to list the files and folders in alphabetical order.  :'(

[killswitchfilter]

Using the code you gave me in my function gives me a nice alphabetical list, but its no longer recursive.  I don't know what you mean when you say "sort directories in another array", or "just foreach the directory array".  I have no idea what I'm doing (obviously) and it seems I need to hire a professional.