PHP scandir Function: List Files and Directories in a Specified Path
The PHP scandir function returns an array of filenames and sub‑directories from a given directory, optionally sorted in ascending or descending order, and can accept a stream context, providing FALSE on failure and generating a warning if the path is not a directory.
The PHP scandir function returns an array of files and directories contained in a specified directory.
Syntax:
array scandir(string $directory[, int $sorting_order[, resource $context]])Parameters :
directory : the directory to be scanned.
sorting_order : optional; default is alphabetical ascending. If set to 1, sorting is alphabetical descending.
context : optional stream context resource (see manual for details).
Return value : on success, an array of filenames; on failure, FALSE. If $directory is not a directory, FALSE is returned and a PHP E_WARNING is generated.
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