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Everything on a computer is stored in some sort of file. Understanding how to read and manipulate those files will provide a very powerful tool for controlling the system.
Download: File Handling Cheat Sheet
Directory Functions
Here is a list of directory functions supported in PHP (* marks functions we've used in this course):
- chdir — Change directory
- chroot — Change the root directory
- closedir — Close directory handle
- dir — Return an instance of the Directory class
- getcwd — Gets the current working directory
- opendir — Open directory handle
- readdir — Read entry from directory handle
- rewinddir — Rewind directory handle
- * scandir — List files and directories inside the specified path *
For other related functions such as dirname(), is_dir(), mkdir(), and rmdir(), see the File System Functions.
Secondary Example Using opendir()
Open a directory and read the files one by one.
if ($dh = opendir('data')) {
echo '<ul>';
while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
if (substr($file, 0, 1) != '.') {
echo '<li>';
echo $file;
echo '</li>';
}
}
echo '</ul>';
closedir($dh);
}
PERMISSIONS
If you are having problems with accessing files, a good place to start looking is at the file permissions. To learn more about file permissions, check out our Console Foundations course, specifically the video on File Permissions
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