php directory listings

[lucifer]

how can I get a directory listing in PHP

I can check things are directories but not do anything with them

 

[meow]

Something like this?

function list_dir($dirname) 
{ 
if($dirname[strlen($dirname)-1]!='\\') 
$dirname.='\\'; 
static $result_array=array(); 
$handle=opendir($dirname); 
while ($file = readdir($handle)) 
{ 
if($file=='.'||$file=='..') 
continue; 
if(is_dir($dirname.$file)) 
list_dir($dirname.$file.'\\'); 
else 
$result_array[]=$dirname.$file; 
} 
closedir($handle); 
return $result_array; 
}

 

[lucifer]

Chapter XVL Directory functions

now why couldn't I find that??

thanks though your code was a little buggy

 

[keith]

try this:

<?
$dir="."; // directory to index
$a=opendir($dir);
while($b=readdir($a))
{
      if(ereg("^\.",$b)) continue;
      echo "<a href=\"$b\">$b</a><br>";
}
closedir($a);
?>

 

[meow]

Originally posted by lucifer
thanks though your code was a little buggy

Well what do you expect after 1 day of studies?

 

[lucifer]

hey it solved my problems

 

[meow]

http://www.google.com/search?q=directory+listing+in+php&btnG=Google+Search
#1 refers to http://www.php.net/manual/ref.dir.php
I don't want you to think I'm smart.

I'll try Keith's I think. Looks neater.

 

[rmsharpe]

Just don't let them get to your .htaccess/ht* files.