PHP closedir() Function

Example

Open a directory, read its contents, then close:

<?php
$dir = "/images/";

// Open a directory, and read its contents
if (is_dir($dir)){
if ($dh = opendir($dir)){
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false){
      echo "filename:" . $file . "<br>";
    }
    closedir($dh);
}
}
?>

Result:

filename: cat.gif
filename: dog.gif
filename: horse.gif

Definition and Usage

The closedir() function closes a directory handle.

Syntax

closedir(dir)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
dir	Optional. Specifies the directory handle resource previously opened with opendir(). If this parameter is not specified, the last link opened by opendir() is assumed

Technical Details

Return Value:	-
PHP Version:	4.0+

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