[SOLVED] Check number of files in folder

[JMair]

I have a set of folders simply named 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - 10.

I need a way to check the number of files in folder 1, and if that number is equal to or greater than 10 files, then check folder 2 and so on untill a folder has less than 10 files. When it finds a folder with less than 10, it declairs a variable and echos that folder name.

 

How would I go about it? And thank you kindly for the help!

[JMair]

Forgot what I do have so far.

<?php


$num = 1;
$total = 0;
while ($total <=10)
{
$file = scandir("images/stories/gallery/2009/".$num);

foreach($file as $key => $value) {

    if(is_file($value)) {
    $total++; // Counter
    echo "$value<br />\n";
$num++;
    }
}
}

echo "<p>Total files: $total</p>";

?> 

[lonewolf217]

i think this would work

 

<?php
$total=0;
while($total <= 10) {
$files = scandir("images/stories/gallery/2009/".$total);
$count = count($files);
if($count < 10) { break; }
else { $total++; }
}
echo "Folder: images/stories/gallery/2009/" . $total . " has more than 10 files ";
?>

[laffin]

<?php
  $base='./';  // Remember that this shud have the ending /
  
  $files = scandir($base);
  foreach($files as $key => $sub)
  {
      if(preg_match('/^\d*$/',$sub) && is_dir($sub)) // Only do folders with numbers only
      {
          $subfiles=scandir("{$base}{$sub}");
          $count=0;
          foreach($subfiles as $sf)
            if(is_file($s2)) $count++;
          if($count<10)
          {
              $subfolder=$sub;
              break;
          }
      }
  }
  if(isset($subfolder))
    echo "{$sub} is next available dir";
  else
    echo "No available dir";
?>

 

[JMair]

<?php
  $base='./';  // Remember that this shud have the ending /
  
  $files = scandir($base);
  foreach($files as $key => $sub)
  {
      if(preg_match('/^\d*$/',$sub) && is_dir($sub)) // Only do folders with numbers only
      {
          $subfiles=scandir("{$base}{$sub}");
          $count=0;
          foreach($subfiles as $sf)
            if(is_file($s2)) $count++;
          if($count<10)
          {
              $subfolder=$sub;
              break;
          }
      }
  }
  if(isset($subfolder))
    echo "{$sub} is next available dir";
  else
    echo "No available dir";
?>

 

 

Thank you for the quick reply! I've tested this and it does find the first folder named 1. I've filled folder 1 withh 10 files and the script is not bouncing to folder #2.

[lonewolf217]

did you try mine ?

[JMair]

did you try mine ?

Yes I did, and thank you. I think the problem for me is there needs to be two while statements and I'm not sure how the scope works with php in relation to this.

I would imagine one WHILE would handle the folder name for the path, and another WHILE for the file count, for example

$num = 1;
while ($num <= 10):
    echo "Folder: images/stories/gallery/2009/" .$num;
    //the check number While here to echo $num if file total < 10.
    $num++;
endwhile;

At least this is how my simple brain works from 2 years of C about a million years ago.

Your script shares $total with both (from what I can tell).

[lonewolf217]

When it finds a folder with less than 10, it declairs a variable and echos that folder name

 

well my script fulfilled the action that you were asking for in your original post as far as I can tell, unless you weren't clear about what variable you are wanting to be declared.

 

what totals are you wanting to track?  the files in each individual folder and also the total number of files processed in folders up to this point ?

[laffin]

I think this is going wrong way, we are dealing with unknown folders in a specific folder and processing them.

but I think he wants em in sequence. so creation of new folders is simpler

 

$base='';
$folder=0;
do {
  $folder++;
  $sub="{$base}/{$folder}";
  if(is_dir($sub))
  {
     $files=scandir($sub);
     foreach($files => $file)
       if($count<=10 && is_file("{$sub}/$file")) $count++;
   } else {
       $count=FALSE;
       break;
   }
} while($count>10);
if($count==FALSE)
  echo "No available folder";
elseif($count<10)
   echo   "Folder {$folder} available";
else
  echo "All Folders All Full";

 

This just works if the folders exists, numbered 1..xxx

and will go thru them 1 by one, checking if each dir has 10 files or more.

it will stop until a numbered directory is under 10 files

or there are no more numbered directories to process.

 

Shud be easy enough to modify

[JMair]

When it finds a folder with less than 10, it declares a variable and echos that folder name

 

well my script fulfilled the action that you were asking for in your original post as far as I can tell, unless you weren't clear about what variable you are wanting to be declared.

 

what totals are you wanting to track?  the files in each individual folder and also the total number of files processed in folders up to this point ?

Oh it wouldn't be the first time I wasn't clear enough I suppose. Thank you for your patience.

 

The goal is to find the first folder in a sequence that has less than 10 files within it. I'll be using this to determine where to put a photo as I only want 10 photos per page. Perhaps I should have added that in the original post.

 

 

 

[lonewolf217]

yea, okay? my script does that.  when it hits the folder that has less than 10 pictures it it, it break's from the loop, so the value of $total is the folder number with fewer than 10 items.  slightly confusing i guess since my echo'd output is incorrectly stating that this folder has more than 10 items, it should be saying that the folder has fewer than 10 items

[laffin]

Problem is it doesnt go in sequence, reason I posted the 2nd code.

 

10 images per directory? I guess it depends on yer client base.

if ya have <100 ppl than that may work well.

but if yer allowing ppl to upload images, this may create another problem for u.

mainly navigation and maintainance.

 

Why isnt this using a database instead?

 

 

[JMair]

yea, okay? my script does that.  when it hits the folder that has less than 10 pictures it it, it break's from the loop, so the value of $total is the folder number with fewer than 10 items.  slightly confusing i guess since my echo'd output is incorrectly stating that this folder has more than 10 items, it should be saying that the folder has fewer than 10 items

 

I've been testing this script and I'm getting weird returns.

 

folder 1 has 9 images in it.

folder 2 has 12 images in it.

folder 3 has no images in it.

 

I've added an echo to it to see what it's seeing.

 

<?php
$num=1;
while($total <= 10) {
   $files = scandir("images/stories/gallery/2009/".$num);
   $count = count($files);
   echo $count .'<br>';
   if($count < 10) { break; }
   else { $num++; }
}
echo "Folder: images/stories/gallery/2009/" . $num . " is ready for a file! ";
?>

 

The return is.

--------------------------

12

15

3

Folder: images/stories/gallery/2009/3 is ready for a file!

---------------------------

 

weird right? I dont see hidden files in the folders. Anyhow, I took your script and played with it a bit and came up with the following. It works perfectly for what I need. THANK YOU THANK YOU!

 

<?php

$num =1;

while ($num <=10){
$directory = "images/stories/gallery/2009/".$num."/";
$filecount = count(glob("" . $directory ."{*.jpg,*.JPG}",GLOB_BRACE));

if($filecount < 10) { break; }
else { $num++; }
}

echo $filecount .'<br>';
echo $directory." is ready for a file! ";
?>

 

Anyhow, thanks again!