Question

How to use scandir() function to get an array of files and directories from a directory in PHP

Answer 1

$dir = "c:/xampp/htdocs/";
    
$files = scandir($dir);

echo "<pre>";
print_r($files);
echo "</pre>";
   
/*
run:
  
Array
(
    [0] => .
    [1] => ..
    [2] => _workingframe.com
    [3] => applications.html
    [4] => bootznotes.com
    [5] => knowrex.com
)
  
*/

 

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Answer 2

$dir = "c:/xampp/htdocs/";
    
$files = scandir($dir, 1); // sorting_order - DESCENDING

echo "<pre>";
print_r($files);
echo "</pre>";
   
/*
run:
  
Array
(
    [0] => workingframe.com
    [1] => knowrex.com
    [2] => bootznotes.com
    [3] => ..
    [4] => .
)
  
*/

 

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