Show files in a specific folder

[markspec87]

Is there anyway PHP can output the filenames of files in a specific folder on my site?

:)

[ronverdonk]

Sure you can. Following lists 3 types of html files.
[code]<?php
//
// An example if you want all of a specific file type in a directory.
//
$Gdir = "mydir/";
foreach (glob("$Gdir/{*.htm,*.html,*.shtml}", GLOB_BRACE) as $file)
    echo $file.'<br>';
?>[/code]

Ronald  8)

[Daniel0]

[code]<?php
print_r(scandir("/etc"));
?>[/code]

[markspec87]

Is there anyway i can error catch with that?

i.e If no files are found echo "no files were found" ?

[Daniel0]

[code]<?php
$items = scandir("/path/to/whatever");
if(count($items) < 2)
{
echo "No files found";
}
else {
foreach($items as $item)
{
if($item != '.' && $item != '..')
{
echo "{$item}<br />\n";
}
}
}
?>[/code]

[markspec87]

oo sigh.

My host has php4

says that command is php5 :(

Is there an alternative?

[wildteen88]

You'll have to scan the directory manually using opendir and readdir.

[Daniel0]

[code]<?php
$dir = "/var/www";
$dh = @opendir($dir);
$content = array(); // to prevent an E_NOTICE
while($item = @readdir($dh))
{
if($item != '.' && $item != '..')
{
$content[] = $item;
}
}

if(count($content) < 1)
{
echo "Directory is empty or do not exist";
}
else {
foreach($content as $item)
{
if(is_dir("{$dir}/{$item}"))
{
echo "[DIR] ";
}
echo "{$item}<br />\n";
}
}
?>[/code]

Note that I put it in an array in the while loop so you could manipulate the array. Then I ran them through a loop again later to show you how to output it. You could of course just echo them directly from the while loop.

[markspec87]

thanks for that.

Managed to get the files found to be links to them aswell.

Works a treat :)