filesystem help

[ubunreal69]

is there a way to get the names of all the folders in a directory ?

any help is appreciated on this topic

[Rick Bull]

I don't know if there is something built into PHP, but this is what I use:

<?php
//Returns the contents of a dir into an array
function dir_contents($directory, $files = true, $directories = true) {
  //Read all the files from the directory
  if ($dir = opendir($directory)) {
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($dir))) {
      //If we want this file, add it to the array
      if ((is_file($file) && $files) || (is_dir($file) && $directories))
        $return_value[] = $file;
    }
    closedir($dir);
  }
  //Return the files/dirs
  return $return_value;
}
?>

You can include/exclude files or directories and it returns them into an array.

[Kagey]

here is also another tidbit:

if( !($dir = opendir('/images')) ) die('Cannot open folder');

while($file = readdir($dir)) {
    if($file != '.' && $file != '..' && is_dir($file) ) {
        echo $file . '<br>';
    }
}
// note: they will not be in alphabetical order. you can add them
// to an array then sort that array instead of printing out the
// folder names 

hope this helps

[The Hobo]

I've used the code Kagey posted, but this is how I modified it:

if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
        if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
            if (is_dir($file)) {
                $dirs[] = $file;
            } else {
                $files[] = $file;
            }
        }
    }
    
    closedir($handle);
    if (count($dirs) != 0) {
        sort($dirs);
    }
    if (count($files) != 0) {
        sort($files);
    }
} 

Now you have all the directories and all the files in two different arrays in alphabetical order.

[Kagey]

sweet deal

[ubunreal69]

thanx guys, i'll give them all a try