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Why i list my directory file got dots

<?php
include 'config.php';

if(isset($_POST['btn-upload']))
{    

$log_directory = '/XAMPP/htdocs/mydoc';

$results_array = array();

if (is_dir($log_directory))
{
        if ($handle = opendir($log_directory))
        {
                //Notice the parentheses I added:
                while(($file = readdir($handle)) !== FALSE)
                {
                        $results_array[] = $file;
                }
                closedir($handle);
        }
}

//Output findings
foreach($results_array as $value)
{
    echo $value . '<br />';
}
}
?>

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Anyone know how to throw the dots .. because i only want to display my file

Dr. Klahn

A simple way to remove them from your output is to evaluate the length of the filename inside the "foreach", and echo only if the length is three or more.

Ryan Chong

or make a condition to exclude them in the loop:

                while(($file = readdir($handle)) !== FALSE)
                {
                      if (!($file == ".") && !($file == "..")) {
                        $results_array[] = $file;
                      }
                }

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Nitin Sontakke

Couple of suggestions:

1/ If you are interested only in your files, which i presume have .csv extension, you are better of getting files of .csv extension only.

2/ If date is part of your filename, I strongly suggest that you use yyyyMMdd format for naming files. Highly helpful while sorting and identifying the file in list of files. Or at least think of making day part two digits 02 instead of just 2. That itself will improve the view. Same for month, if not already done.

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gr8gonzo

Also, if you want a quick shortcut for getting all your CSV files, just use glob():

<?php
include 'config.php';

if(isset($_POST['btn-upload']))
{    
  $log_directory = '/XAMPP/htdocs/mydoc';
  $results_array = array();

  if (is_dir($log_directory))
  {
    $results_array = glob($log_directory . "/*.csv");
  }

  //Output findings
  foreach($results_array as $value)
  {
    echo $value . '<br />';
  }
}
?>

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That code will make $results_array contain ONLY the CSV files inside that folder and will automatically skip over the . and .. entries.

Yong Scott

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Good Explain man .. thank you