How to list files in a directory with PHP

Here’s a simple way to execute the windows dir or the linux ls in PHP Windows: <?php $row = exec('dir',$output,$error); while(list(,$row) = each($output)){ echo $row, "<BR>\n"; } if($error){ echo "Error : $error<BR>\n"; exit; } ?> Linux: <?php $row = exec('ls -ls',$output,$error); while(list(,$row) = each($output)){ echo $row, "<BR>\n"; } if($error){ echo "Error : $error<BR>\n"; exit; } […]

Here’s a simple way to execute the windows dir or the linux ls in PHP

Windows:

<?php
$row = exec('dir',$output,$error);
while(list(,$row) = each($output)){
echo $row, "<BR>\n";
}
if($error){
echo "Error : $error<BR>\n";
exit;
}
?>

Linux:

<?php
$row = exec('ls -ls',$output,$error);
while(list(,$row) = each($output)){
echo $row, "<BR>\n";
}
if($error){
echo "Error : $error<BR>\n";
exit;
}
?>