note 100872 added to function.readdir

Here's a handy function you can use to list the files in the directory you specify, their type (dir or file) and whether they are hidden. You could modify it to do other things too. <?php function listDirs($where){ echo "<table border=\"1\"><tr><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td>"; echo "<td><b>Invisible (Hidden)?</b></td></tr>"; $itemHandler=opendir($where); $i=0; while(($item=readdir($itemHandler)) !== false){ if(substr($item, 0, 1)!="."){ if(is_dir($item)){ echo "<tr><td>$item</td><td>Directory</td><td>No</td></tr>"; }else{ echo "<tr><td>$item</td><td>File</td><td>No</td></tr>"; } $i++; }else{ if(is_dir($item)){ echo "<tr><td>$item</td><td>Directory</td><td>Yes</td></tr>"; }else{ echo "<tr><td>$item</td><td>File</td><td>Yes</td></tr>"; } $i++; } } echo "</table>"; } ?> Then call it like this. <?php listDirs(DIR); ?> Example: <?php listDirs("/tests/directorylisting"); ?> You get a table like this. Name Type Invisible (Hidden)? . Directory Yes .. Directory Yes .DS_Store File Yes .localized File Yes index.php File No OOOLS Directory No QwerpWiki.php File No ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 24.6.44.118 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.readdir.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/100872 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100872/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100872/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100872/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100872/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100872/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100872/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100872 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/100872 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php