

This function loops through every file in the current directory.
#PHP LIST DIRECTORY CONTENTS RECURSIVE HOW TO#
I chose to build off of this comment on the PHP website. Benjamin Delespierre Posted on Updated on How to list files recursively in a directory with PHP iterators php iterator snippet This snippet is so useful to write custom commands that checks my code. PHP 4: Recursively Reading Files in a Directory. I found a few potential solutions but none that really fitted the bill.


For example, Directory 1 -> Subdirectory 1 -> Category 1 -> would be /directory-1/subdirectory-1/category-1/page-1. The idea was so that the navigation bar could be dynamically updated simply by adding more files.Īn example of what the directory structure might look like is as follows:Įach page would be linked to. I spend two days for this and do not want someone will wast his time for this also, hope helps someone. So you will have directory list, directory view, files list and folders list as seperated array also. Recursive Directory Listing With PHP 15th February 2008 - 2 minutes read time Note: This post is over a year old and so the information contained here might be out of date. Published on FebruExplanation of the Case I'm trying to go through all the files in a directory, and if there is a directory, go through all of its files, and so on, until there are no more directories left to navigate. I'm at my wit's end here trying to generate a list of all directories and files in PHP. To whom needs list files first than folders (with alphabetical older). This function generates a list of all files in the chosen directory and all subdirectories, throws them into a NON-multidimentional array and returns them. In this article, you'll find ways how to list of all files and folders in a directory with php recursive function.
