how to show how many files are in a directory

Joseph · 02-18-2006, 12:41 PM

Does anyone have the code to display how many files are in a folder on your website?

Example if i stored my images in a folder called images:

We currently host: 80 photos

Any idea how to do this?

Thanks

Joseph

Tree · 02-18-2006, 01:58 PM

Here's a (modified) example from php.net

PHP Code:

  <?php

$dir = "/etc/php5/";

 
// Open a known directory, and proceed to read its contents

if (is_dir($dir)) {

   if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {

       while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) {

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           $num_of_files++;

       }

       closedir($dh);

   }

}

echo "We host: $num_of_files";

?>

superprogrammer · 02-18-2006, 02:28 PM

Great!!

Joseph · 02-18-2006, 02:32 PM

Thanks

Eric · 02-18-2006, 02:33 PM

And here's a modified version of Tree's modified PHP.net version...

PHP Code:

  <?php

 
$dir = "/etc/php5/";

 
// Open a known directory, and proceed to read its contents

if(is_dir($dir))

{

  if($dh = opendir($dir))

  {

    while(($file = readdir($dh)) !== false)

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    {

      if($file != "." && $file != "..")

      {

        $num_of_files++;

      }

    }

    closedir($dh);

  }

}

echo "We host: $num_of_files";

 
?>

Tree · 02-18-2006, 02:45 PM

Yeah, I guess SecondVersion's is better. Mine would be off by 2 if you're using Apache.

Joseph · 02-19-2006, 08:09 AM

thanks to all, using SV's =)

egkuan · 02-22-2006, 01:57 AM

You could put it in a recursive function, and count files in subfolders as well.

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Joseph Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,684	how to show how many files are in a directory Does anyone have the code to display how many files are in a folder on your website? Example if i stored my images in a folder called images: We currently host: 80 photos Any idea how to do this? Thanks Joseph __________________ - ForumCures.com Quality Forum Posting Service

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Tree NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 335	Here's a (modified) example from php.net PHP Code: `<?php $dir = "/etc/php5/"; // Open a known directory, and proceed to read its contents if (is_dir($dir)) { if ($dh = opendir($dir)) { while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) { ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/168897-how-show-how-many-files-directory.html $num_of_files++; } closedir($dh); } } echo "We host: $num_of_files"; ?>`

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Eric Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,948	And here's a modified version of Tree's modified PHP.net version... PHP Code: `<?php $dir = "/etc/php5/"; // Open a known directory, and proceed to read its contents if(is_dir($dir)) { if($dh = opendir($dir)) { while(($file = readdir($dh)) !== false) ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=168897 { if($file != "." && $file != "..") { $num_of_files++; } } closedir($dh); } } echo "We host: $num_of_files"; ?>`

02-18-2006, 02:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tree NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 335	Yeah, I guess SecondVersion's is better. Mine would be off by 2 if you're using Apache.

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02-22-2006, 01:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
egkuan NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 36	You could put it in a recursive function, and count files in subfolders as well.

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