PHP file listing

[digitalrjs]

I'm trying to list 3 files from a directory of 10 or 20 files.  I just want to display only three with a limit amount of characters.

 

 

This is the code I have so far but it list all the files.

 

 

<?php



echo "";




//The path to the style directory
$dirpath = "pdf/";
$dl = opendir($dirpath);
while (false !== ($file = readdir($dl))) {

//admit sub directories
if (!is_dir("$dirpath/$file")) {

echo "$file";
}
}
closedir($dl);
//Close Select

?>

 

 

I was thinking adding a while loop and putting

$file

in an array.  How can I display them in a list of 3 and with limit charactors.  I can do this in asp but I love php.

[sasa]

look

<?php
$count = 0;
echo "";
//The path to the style directory
$dirpath = "pdf/";
$dl = opendir($dirpath);
while ($file = readdir($dl) and $count < 3) {
//admit sub directories
if (!is_dir("$dirpath/$file")) {
	if (strlen($file) < 7){
		echo "$file";
		$count++;
	}
}
}
closedir($dl);
//Close Select
?>

[kratsg]

A way to limit files is to look at the glob() function, not only will it help with grabbing files, but it uses regex to find matches in file names. Honestly, glob() is an amazing tool for file management/manipulation.