PHP scandir() Function: Description, Parameters, Return Values, and Example

The scandir() function in PHP returns an array containing the files and directories within a specified directory.

Parameters directory – The path of the directory to be scanned. sorting_order – Optional. Set to 1 for descending alphabetical order; default is ascending. context – Optional stream context resource (see the Streams API section of the manual).

Return value

On success, an array of directory entries is returned; on failure, FALSE is returned.

Example

<?php
$dir = '/tmp';
$files1 = scandir($dir);
$files2 = scandir($dir, 1);
print_r($files1);
print_r($files2);
?>

Output

Array
(
    [0] => .
    [1] => ..
    [2] => bar.php
    [3] => foo.txt
    [4] => somedir
)