scandir
    (PHP 5 CVS only)
scandir -- 
     List files and directories inside the specified path
    
Description
array 
scandir ( string directory [, int sorting_order])
     Returns an array of files and directories from the 
     directory.  If directory
     is not a directory, then boolean FALSE is returned, and an error of
     level E_WARNING is generated.
    
     By default, the sorted order is alphabetical in ascending order.  If
     the optional sorting_order is used (set to 1),
     then sort order is alphabetical in descending order.
    
     
Example 1. A simple scandir() example <?php
$dir    = '/tmp';
$files1 = scandir($dir);
$files2 = scandir($dir, 1);
print_r($files1);
print_r($files2);
/* Outputs something like:
Array
(
    [0] => .
    [1] => ..
    [2] => bar.php
    [3] => foo.txt
    [4] => somedir
)
Array
(
    [0] => somedir
    [1] => foo.txt
    [2] => bar.php
    [3] => ..
    [4] => .
)
*/
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Example 2. PHP 4 alternatives to scandir() <?php
$dir = "/tmp";
$dh  = opendir($dir);
while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) {
    $files[] = $filename;
}
sort($files);
print_r($files);
rsort($files);
print_r($files);
/* Outputs something like:
Array
(
    [0] => .
    [1] => ..
    [2] => bar.php
    [3] => foo.txt
    [4] => somedir
)
Array
(
    [0] => somedir
    [1] => foo.txt
    [2] => bar.php
    [3] => ..
    [4] => .
)
*/
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     See also opendir(),
     readdir(),
     glob(), 
     is_dir(), and
     sort().