I have seen pages that create a file list based on some input by the site visitor.
What I want to do is have some code that will create a list of files in a specific folder. Then I want to be able to link to the files to read/play/download the files. As an example, a page that will list every .mp3 file in a mp3 folder, and another page that will produce a list of pdf files in a pdf folder. From these lists, the page would generate a list of links to those files.
I would guess that PHP would be the way, but I have not done enough with PHP to even know where to start.
Any assistance is welcome.
Generating a file list - Post ID 73981
BillR
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David Sellers
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I can help with this Bill. Gimme a few hours. I was working on something similar but it can be tweaked. Hang on.
Let's not get all hurt.
Hiredgunz
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If you haven't gotten a solution for this yet, you could use scandir() if your server is using php 5+ ... for example,
<ul>
<?php
$dir = '/your_directory_location';
$files = scandir($dir);
foreach($files as $file){
?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $dir."/".$file;?>"><?php echo $file;?></li>
<?php
}
?>
</ul>
If you your site is using a php version prior to 5, you can use the opendir, readdir & closedir functions... for example,
$dir = opendir('files/');
echo '<ul>';
while ($read = readdir($dir))
{
if ($read!='.' && $read!='..')
{
echo '<li><a href="files/'.$read.'">'.$read.'</a></li>';
}
}
echo '</ul>';
closedir($dir)
This last will make a clickable list of the files in the particular folder...
best,
Jan
<ul>
<?php
$dir = '/your_directory_location';
$files = scandir($dir);
foreach($files as $file){
?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $dir."/".$file;?>"><?php echo $file;?></li>
<?php
}
?>
</ul>
If you your site is using a php version prior to 5, you can use the opendir, readdir & closedir functions... for example,
$dir = opendir('files/');
echo '<ul>';
while ($read = readdir($dir))
{
if ($read!='.' && $read!='..')
{
echo '<li><a href="files/'.$read.'">'.$read.'</a></li>';
}
}
echo '</ul>';
closedir($dir)
This last will make a clickable list of the files in the particular folder...
best,
Jan
BillR
Ambassador
3,144 posts
Jan,
Thanks. I will check these this weekend.
I have too much classwork due in the next couple of days to allow time to test things.
Thanks. I will check these this weekend.
I have too much classwork due in the next couple of days to allow time to test things.
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