On 2010-11-26, at 7:33 PM, Adam Richardson <simpleshot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Kirk Bailey <kbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> Hello all, my name is Kirk Bailey, and I am new to php, so please be >> forbearing. I code in python, and am trying to learn this language as our >> new client runs a web business based in it. >> >> I need a routine that will return a list of every directory immediately >> under the current directory- but nothing else, just a list of directories, 1 >> level deep, NO FILES, no listing of current dir or prior dir either. >> >> Now in python, I would use os.walk, and use the list of dirs and throw the >> other 2 lists away, but this ain't Kansas anymore. Does php even DO lists? >> >> Um, a list is a 1 dimenional array, if have a list ALIST and you plug in 3, >> you get back the contents of cell 3 in the list, whaqtever that content is. >> so if cell 3 in a 6 celled list was "Ruby" then ALIST[3] would return the >> string "ruby". >> >> It's easy to iterate lists. For instance: >> >> print '<ul>' >> for dir in ALIST: >> print '<li><a href=\"/dir>",dir,'</a> >> print '</ul> >> >> This would let me produce an ordered list of directories, each a link to >> that directory. >> This way, when a client installs a new product, the home page area listing >> products offered automatically updates. >> >> Further embellishment would let me replace the dir name with a BRIEF >> description from a descriptor file read from that dir. Now how to do this in >> php? >> >> -- >> end >> >> Very Truly yours, >> - Kirk Bailey, >> Largo Florida >> >> kniht +-----+ >> | BOX | +-----+ think >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > To get you started: > > function get_directories($path) > { > $files_and_dirs = scandir($path); > $dirs = array_filter($files_and_dirs, function($elem) { return > is_dir($elem); }); > // $dirs also contains "." and "..", but you can get rid of them quite > easily > return $dirs; > } > > Happy coding :) > > Adam > > -- > Nephtali: PHP web framework that functions beautifully > http://nephtaliproject.com Code igniter, a php framework can do this with one call. It could be worth looking into Bastien Koert 905-904-0334 Sent from my iPhone -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
