PHP rewinddir() Function – Reset Directory Handle to the Beginning

Function Definition void rewinddir(resource $dir_handle) Description

Resets the directory stream identified by $dir_handle to the beginning of the directory.

Parameters dir_handle – The directory handle resource previously obtained via opendir().

Return Value

Returns the directory handle resource on success; returns FALSE on failure.

Example

The following PHP code demonstrates opening a directory, listing its files, rewinding the handle with rewinddir(), listing the files again, and finally closing the directory.

<?php
$dir = "/images/";
if (is_dir($dir)) {
    $dh = opendir($dir);
    // List files in the images directory
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
        echo "filename:" . $file . "<br>";
    }
    // Reset the directory handle to the beginning
    rewinddir();
    // List files again after rewinding
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
        echo "filename:" . $file . "<br>";
    }
    closedir($dh);
}
?>