PHP closedir() – Closing a Directory Handle
The article explains the PHP closedir() function, which closes a directory handle opened by opendir(), describes its parameter and lack of return value, and provides a complete example demonstrating how to open, read, and close a directory in PHP.
The closedir() function in PHP closes the directory stream identified by the $dir_handle resource that was previously opened with opendir(). The function does not return any value.
Parameter: dir_handle – a resource representing the directory handle, typically the last handle opened by opendir() if none is explicitly specified.
Return value: None.
Example:
<?php
$dir = "/etc/php5/";
// Open a known directory, read directory into variable and then close
if (is_dir($dir)) {
$dh = opendir($dir);
$directory = readdir($dh);
closedir($dh);
}
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