Creating an array of directories

[jkies00]

Hello,

I'm trying to create an array of directories within a specific directory:

[code]$myDirectory = opendir("."); //opens directory
while($entryName = readdir($myDirectory)) {
if(strcmp(filetype($entryName),"dir")==0)){$dirArray[] = $entryName;}  // if the filetype is a directory, add it to the array
}[/code]

The script works if I take out the if statement, but lists files and folders alike.  I'd like to get a list of only the folders.  What am I doing wrong here?  Any opinions welcome, I'm a n00b.  :o)

~jk

[tomfmason]

Try this.
[code=php:0]
$myDirectory = opendir("."); //opens directory
while($entryName = readdir($myDirectory)) {
    if (is_dir($entryName) == true) {
        //add it to your array
    }
}[/code]

Hope this helps,
Tom

[jkies00]

Thanks, Tom - I tried that and it worked.

Also got it to work like this:

[code]while($entryName = readdir($myDirectory)) {
if(filetype($entryName)=="dir"){$dirArray[] = $entryName;}
}[/code]

...but I think your way is cleaner.  Thanks!!

[jkies00]

Hello,

I noticed something weird - I was able to succesfully create my array, but the first two values in the array are:
.
..

what are they?

[ronverdonk]

. your current dir
.. your 1-up dir

Ronald  8)

[jkies00]

why would they be in my array?  i only allowed files of type dir.  does php create a dir for each of those that doesn't show in windows explorer view?

[tomfmason]

Here is a function for creating an array of both files and directories. I think that this sinpett came from Jenk

[code]
<?php

function filelist($dir)
{
    if (!$dir = realpath($dir)) return null;

    static $files = array();
    static $dirs = array();

    $handle = opendir($dir);

    while (($file = readdir($handle)) !== false)
    {
        if (!in_array($file, array('.', '..')))
        {
            if (is_dir($path = ($dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $file)))
            {
                $dirs[] = $path;
                filelist($path);
            } else {
                $files[] = $path;
            }
        }
    }
   
    return array('dirs' => $dirs, 'files' => $files);
}

echo nl2br(print_r(filelist('.'), true));

?>[/code]

This will create an array with the directories and files in it. You can modify it to suit your needs.

Good Luck,
Tom