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View Directory on website using php

I have setup a function for my client to upload files via a php form to a specific directory.

What i need to do is display the directory files on a webpage so my client can see whats been uploaded. Also, if this is possible is it then possible to delete files? (not so important but would be useful)

Thanks

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ludofulop

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ludofulop

for deleting files, use unlink() of course:

http://sk.php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php

jagdishshirsat

hi,

Use this,

<?php
$link = "documents";
if(is_link($link)) {
      $dir = readlink($link);

      if($dh = opendir($dir)) {
            while(($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {
                  echo "filename: $file -- filetype ".filetype($dir.$file)."\n";
            }
            closedir($dh);
      }
}
?>

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Loganathan Natarajan

try this,

ref. http://php.net/manual/en/function.readdir.php

<?php
// Note that !== did not exist until 4.0.0-RC2

if ($handle = opendir('/path/to/files')) {
    echo "Directory handle: $handle\n";
    echo "Files:\n";

    /* This is the correct way to loop over the directory. */
    while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
        echo "$file\n";
    }

    /* This is the WRONG way to loop over the directory. */
    while ($file = readdir($handle)) {
        echo "$file\n";
    }

    closedir($handle);
}
?>

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BrighteyesDesign

ASKER

Thanks all!

ludofulop, I have used that script and the directory contents show fine. They show as a list though, what would i add to the code the have each filename appear on a new line?

thanks

ludofulop

just replace \n with br in echo command:

echo "filename: $file -- filetype ".filetype($dir.$file)."<br />"