getting previous directory name

[brem13]

ok, im trying to figure out how to link to a previous directory, like i know i can use

"$dirname = basename(dirname(__FILE__));" to get the name of the current directory. but say  the folders are /public_html/galleries/members/ADMIN/RANDOM <----- RANDOM is the current directory, but how would i write code to take the previous directory 'ADMIN' and put it in a variable????? ive tried "$dirname = basename("../".dirname(__FILE__));" and stuff like that, but it doesnt work?????

any help is greatly appreciated 

[premiso]

$cwd = getcwd();
$cwd = explode("/", $cwd);
$pwd = $cwd[(count($cwd)-2)];

echo $pwd;

 

Should do it for ya.

[brem13]

thank you and it kindof works, somehow it puts 'array' into the link for all but one picture.

the first picture is fine "galleries/members/BREMINEM/RANDOM/1234963429.jpg",

and all the rest are like this now "galleries/members/ADMIN/RANDOM/Array/1234920795.jpg"

[brem13]

nevermind, i got it, thank you sooo much!!