PHP - Function dir()

Syntax

dirhandle bool dir ( string $directory )

Definition and Usage

The dir() function opens a directory handle and returns an object. The object contains three methods called read(), rewind(), and close().

Parameters

Return Value

It returns directory handle on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

Following is the usage of this function −

<?php
   $d = dir("/var/www/");
   echo "Handle: " . $d->handle . "\n";
   echo "Path: " . $d->path . "\n";
   
   while (false !== ($entry = $d->read())) {
      echo $entry."\n";
   }
   $d->close();
?> 

This will produce the following result −

Handle: Resource id #5 Path: /var/www/ .. cgi-bin html .