note 68869 modified in function.glob by sobak

Please note that glob('*') ignores all 'hidden' files by default. This means it does not return files that start with a dot (e.g. ".file"). If you want to match those files too, you can use "{,.}*" as the pattern with the GLOB_BRACE flag. <?php // Search for all files that match .* or * $files = glob('{,.}*', GLOB_BRACE); ?> Note: This also returns the directory special entries . and .. --was-- The answer for the difference in the dirsize function of "management at twilightus dot net": glob('*') ignores all 'hidden' files by default. This means it does not return files that start with a dot (e.g. ".file"). If you want to match those files too, you can use "{,.}*" as the pattern with the GLOB_BRACE flag. <?php // Search for all files that match .* or * $files = glob('{,.}*', GLOB_BRACE); ?> Note: This also returns the directory special entries . and .. http://php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php