note 59249 added to function.opendir

oryan's example is still sub-optimal, even if people using it never ever substitute a variable for directory. Just use PHP's glob() function, which will be faster and more efficient anyway since it doesn't have to launch a shell and run the ls program (that's what the shell_exec does). $result = glob("directory/*"); ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.opendir.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+59249 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59249&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59249&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59249&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59249&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59249&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59249&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+59249&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+59249&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php