Listing the contents of a directory in an array

I am a newbie so be kind I have looked into the manual about directory functions etc. I want to return all the files from a directory into a array. Could some one give me a few pointers or something? I keep getting confused but I have used google and the manual. I can find functions but I am not sure how I can list the files into an array. Thanks in advance, JJ Harrison webmaster@tececo.com www.tececo.com