Opening multiple files in loop using php

[mmeister3]

I started taking a web development class and im having trouble running a loop that opens multiple files.

The files are label as so:

 

movie_review0.txt

movie_review1.txt

movie_review2.txt

movie_review3.txt

movie_review4.txt

 

We have to write a loop not knowing how many files there are in the folder. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've tried using a while loop but I dont think I have the syntax correct. Thanks

[AbraCadaver]

What did they say in the class?  I find it hard to believe that you have an assignment before they have taught you anything.

[Maq]

Look at:

http://us2.php.net/glob

[mmeister3]

Look at:

http://us2.php.net/glob

 

We went over it in class but it was a few weeks ago.

would something like this work?

 

$reviews = glob('review')

 

Would this output an array of file names that I could index from?

 

[Maq]

Example #1 Convenient way how glob() can replace opendir() and friends.

foreach (glob("*.txt") as $filename) {
    echo "$filename size " . filesize($filename) . "\n";
}
?>

 

[mmeister3]

So I'm getting frustrated and tired and I know this is simple but I cant figure out how to do it. I have this array:

 

$files = Array ( [0] => tron_info.txt [1] => tron_review0.txt [2] => tron_review1.txt [3] => tron_review2.txt [4] => tron_review3.txt [5] => tron_review4.txt [6] => tron_review5.txt [7] => tron_review6.txt )

 

Now I need to remove anything that doesnt contain the word 'review'

 

I know this has to be simple but at this point im about to break my computer in half. Any help would be much appreciated.

[proning]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php maybe this will help

[kenrbnsn]

You need to know something about wild-card filename matching in Linux (Unix).

 

I have these files in my directory:

tron_movie.txt
tron_review0.txt
tron_review1.txt
tron_review2.txt
tron_review3.txt
tron_review4.txt

Using this code

<?php
$x = glob('*review*.txt');
echo '<pre>' . print_r($x,true) . '</pre>';
?>

gets me

Array
(
    [0] => tron_review0.txt
    [1] => tron_review1.txt
    [2] => tron_review2.txt
    [3] => tron_review3.txt
    [4] => tron_review4.txt
)

 

Ken