[SOLVED] How to sort server dir a-z?

[aussie_okie]

I have this code but when it displays it is not in order. How can I make this sort a-z?

<?

//define the path as relative
$path = "/staff/files/";



//using the opendir function
$dir_handle = @opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path");

echo "Downloadable Files";

//running the while loop
while ($file = readdir($dir_handle)) 
{
   if($file!="." && $file!="..")
      echo "<a href='/files/$file' target='_blank'>$file</a>";
}

//closing the directory
closedir($dir_handle);

?>

 

thanks

[adam291086]

i know you can do it with

 

http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-nlist.php

 

look at some of the posts below it, someone has posted a fuction with listing them

[CroNiX]

instead of dumping your output directly, why not store the filename in an array, sort the array, then create the links from the array?

<?php
$filearray=array();
while ($file = readdir($dir_handle)) 
{
   if($file!="." && $file!="..")
      $filearray[]=$file;  //store filenames in array    
}
sort($filearray);  //sort the array
foreach($filearray as $filename) {  //loop through array and output data
    echo "<a href=\"/files/$filename\" target=\"_blank\">$filename</a>";
}

[aussie_okie]

Perfect thanks!

 

 

instead of dumping your output directly, why not store the filename in an array, sort the array, then create the links from the array?

<?php
$filearray=array();
while ($file = readdir($dir_handle)) 
{
   if($file!="." && $file!="..")
      $filearray[]=$file;  //store filenames in array    
}
sort($filearray);  //sort the array
foreach($filearray as $filename) {  //loop through array and output data
    echo "<a href=\"/files/$filename\" target=\"_blank\">$filename</a>";
}

[aussie_okie]

thanks!

 

i know you can do it with

 

http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-nlist.php

 

look at some of the posts below it, someone has posted a fuction with listing them