opendir

opendir

Open directory handle

 **opendir** string $directory  $context

Opens up a directory handle to be used in subsequent , , and calls. closedir``readdir``rewinddir

directoryThe directory path to open.

context For a description of the parameter, refer to of the manual. contextthe streams section

Returns a directory handle on success, return.falseforfailure

This may happen if is not a valid directory, the directory can not be opened due to permission restrictions, or due to filesystem errors. directory

**Voorbeeld: List all entries in a directory, skipping the special and directories **

Because file and directory names can be strings that PHP considers "falsy"
(e.g. a directory named ) and
 returns false when it has read all entries
in a directory one needs to use the 

to properly distinguish between a directory entry whose name is "falsy"
and having read all entries of the directory.

"0"``readdir``===comparison operator

<?php

if ($handle = opendir('/path/to/files')) {
    echo "Entries:\n";

    /* Correctly handling directory entries that may be considered falsy */
    while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
        if ($entry === '.' || $entry === '..') {
            continue;
        }
        echo "$entry\n";
    }

    closedir($handle);
}
?>

Entries:
base
en
fr
output.md
test.php

readdir``rewinddir``closedir``dir``is_dir``glob``scandir