Is PHP the language for me???

I am trying to figure out whether php will help me to set up a website which is essentially just links to donwloadable material. I have directories in place and am using flash to auto fill the directory names on to an index page, however i cant use this to access the files themselves. So I am after a language i can use to read all the file names in the directory and display them with a bit of 'niceness' onto a webpage so as they can be used as links to the files. Thanks