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**Code to count # of folders in a directory and display it**
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:08 pm
by FormatteD_C
Hi,
I am a complete nub when it comes custom PHP coding, I know how to edit things and what not. Anyway, can someone show me a code that counts the number of folders in a directory on a server and then display the number in text format, I've looked across the net and found nothing, thanks

Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:14 pm
by markl999
Depends on your version of PHP but if you're using PHP >= 4.3.0 then you could do:
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echo count(glob('/path/to/dir/*'), GLOB_ONLYDIR);
Nope
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:31 pm
by FormatteD_C
Its version 4.2.3
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:43 pm
by markl999
Ah ok, then try this:
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$dirtocount = 'full/path/to/dir/to/count'; //put your directory here
$dircount = 0;
if ($handle = opendir($dirtocount)) {
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
if(is_dir($dirtocount.'/'.$file)){
$dircount++;
}
}
closedir($handle);
}
echo $dircount;
:P
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:38 pm
by FormatteD_C
I used the script you gave me and I get this line:
Warning: OpenDir: Invalid argument (errno 22) in C:\Webserver\apache\htdocs\update.php on line 35
line 35 is - if ($handle = opendir($dirtocount)) {
/htdocs is the directory with the folders I want it to count
Thanks for helping me out markl999
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:42 pm
by markl999
And you have $dirtocount = '/Webserver/apache/htdocs'; ?
I always forget how PHP handles windows paths, wether you need the c:, or backslashes instead of /, or double backslashes likes \\ so try various combinations.
!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:46 pm
by FormatteD_C
Works like a charm! Thanks. The path I used was:
'/Webserver/apache/htdocs'