PHP | dir() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP dir() Function.

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

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

dirhandle bool dir ( string $directory )

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	directory(Required) The directory to be opened.

Return Value

This function returns a directory handle on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?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();
?> 

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

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

READ: PHP | chdir() Function

Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the PHP closedir() Function.

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