PHP List Files & Folders

0-PHP-LIST-FILES-FOLDERS.MD

WAYS TO LIST FILES & FOLDERS IN PHP

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1a-scandir.php

<?php
// (A) GET FILES/FOLDERS
$dir = "YOUR/FOLDER/";
$all = array_diff(scandir($dir), [".", ".."]);
$eol = PHP_EOL;

// (B) LOOP THROUGH ALL
foreach ($all as $ff) {
  if (is_file($dir . $ff)) { echo "{$ff} - file {$eol}"; }
  if (is_dir($dir . $ff)) { echo "{$ff} - folder {$eol}"; }
}

1b-scandir.php

<?php
// (A) RECURSIVE SCAN
function rscan ($dir) {
  $all = array_diff(scandir($dir), [".", ".."]);
  $eol = PHP_EOL;
  foreach ($all as $ff) {
    if (is_file($dir . $ff)) { echo "{$ff} - file {$eol}"; }
    if (is_dir($dir . $ff)) {
      echo "{$ff} - folder {$eol}";
      rscan("$dir$ff/");
    }
  }
}

// (B) GO!
rscan("YOUR/FOLDER/");

2a-glob.php

<?php
// (A) GET FILES/FOLDERS
$all = glob("YOUR/FOLDER/*");
// $all = glob("YOUR/FOLDER/*.{jpg,jpeg,webp,png,gif}", GLOB_BRACE);
$eol = PHP_EOL;

// (B) LOOP THROUGH ALL
foreach ($all as $ff) {
  if (is_file($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - file {$eol}"; }
  if (is_dir($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - folder {$eol}"; }
}

2b-glob.php

<?php
// (A) RECURSIVE GLOB
function rglob ($dir, $ext="*") {
  // (A1) GET FILES
  $eol = PHP_EOL;
  foreach (glob("$dir$ext", GLOB_BRACE) as $ff) {
    if (is_file($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - file {$eol}"; }
  }

  // (A2) GET FOLDERS
  foreach (glob("$dir*", GLOB_ONLYDIR | GLOB_MARK) as $ff) {
    echo "{$ff} - folder {$eol}";
    rglob($ff, $ext);
  }
}

// (B) GO!
rglob("YOUR/FOLDER/");
// rglob("YOUR/FOLDER/", "*.{jpg,jpeg,webp,png,gif}");

3a-opendir.php

<?php
// (A) OPEN DIR
$dir = "YOUR/FOLDER/";
$dh = opendir($dir) or exit("Error opening $dir");
$eol = PHP_EOL;

// (B) READ DIR
while ($ff = readdir($dh)) { if ($ff!="." && $ff!="..") {
  $ff = $dir . $ff;
  if (is_file($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - file {$eol}"; }
  if (is_dir($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - folder {$eol}"; }
}}

3b-opendir.php

<?php
// (A) RECURSIVE OPEN-READ
function rread ($dir) {
  $dh = opendir($dir);
  $eol = PHP_EOL;
  while ($ff = readdir($dh)) { if ($ff!="." && $ff!="..") {
    $ff = $dir . $ff;
    if (is_file($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - file {$eol}"; }
    if (is_dir($ff)) {
      echo "{$ff} - folder {$eol}";
      rread("$ff/");
    }
  }}
}

// (B) GO!
rread("YOUR/FOLDER/");

4a-iterator.php

<?php
// (A) NEW DIRECTORY ITERATOR
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator("YOUR/FOLDER/");
$eol = PHP_EOL;

// (B) LOOP FOLDER
foreach ($iterator as $ff) {
  if ($ff->isDot()) { continue; }
  if ($ff->isFile()) { echo "{$ff->getFilename()} - file {$eol}"; }
  if ($ff->isDir()) { echo "{$ff->getFilename()} - folder {$eol}"; }
}

4b-iterator.php

<?php
// (A) RECURSIVE ITERATOR
function riterate ($dir) {
  $iterator = new DirectoryIterator($dir);
  $eol = PHP_EOL;
  foreach ($iterator as $ff) {
    if ($ff->isDot()) { continue; }
    if ($ff->isFile()) { echo "{$ff->getFilename()} - file {$eol}"; }
    if ($ff->isDir()) {
      echo "{$ff->getFilename()} - folder {$eol}";
      riterate("{$dir}{$ff->getFilename()}/");
    }
  }
}

// (B) GO!
riterate("YOUR/FOLDER/");

5-glob-iterate.php

<?php
// (A) GLOB ITERATOR
$dir = "D:/DOCS/";
$eol = PHP_EOL;
// $iterator = new ArrayObject(glob("$dir*.{jpg,jpeg,gif,png,bmp,webp}", GLOB_BRACE));
$iterator = new ArrayObject(glob("$dir*", GLOB_BRACE));
$iterator = $iterator->getIterator();

/* (B) OPTIONAL - PAGINATION
$pgNow = 0; // current page
$pgPer = 10; // entries per page
$iterator = new LimitIterator($iterator, $pgNow * $pgPer, $pgPer);
*/

// (C) LOOP
foreach ($iterator as $ff) {
  if (is_file($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - file {$eol}"; }
  if (is_dir($ff)) { echo "{$ff} - folder {$eol}"; }
}