RE: [PHP] counting files

On Friday, February 16, 2001, at 10:31 AM, Hoover, Josh wrote: > Try this bit of code and see if it works. (I don't know if there's a less > taxing (on the server) way to get a count of files in a directory or not.) this code snippet won't work as a standalone. you are referencing an object that does not exist. > $myDirectory = dir("yourdirectory"); > while($entry=$myDirectory->read()) > { > $filecount++; > } > $myDirectory->close(); > you are on the right track though. if you are sure that everything in the directory $d=opendir("path/to/my/directory"); $i=0; while($found=readdir($d)) { if($found != "." && $found != "..") { $i++; } } print("there were $i files found."); :: Andrew Rush :: Lead Systems Developer :: MaineToday.com :: ************************************************************************** "Crippled but free, blind all the time, i was learning to see" - J. Garcia / R. Hunter ************************************************************************** The views expressed herein are not necessarily those of my employer, but they let me have them anyway.