Directory Helper¶
The Directory Helper file contains functions that assist in working with directories.
Loading this Helper¶
This helper is loaded using the following code:
$this->load->helper('directory');
Available Functions¶
The following functions are available:
- directory_map($source_dir[, $directory_depth = 0[, $hidden = FALSE]])¶
Parameters: - $source_dir (string) – Path to the source directory
- $directory_depth (int) – Depth of directories to traverse (0 = fully recursive, 1 = current dir, etc)
- $hidden (bool) – Whether to include hidden directories
Returns: An array of files
Return type: array
Examples:
$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/');
Note
Paths are almost always relative to your main index.php file.
Sub-folders contained within the directory will be mapped as well. If you wish to control the recursion depth, you can do so using the second parameter (integer). A depth of 1 will only map the top level directory:
$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', 1);
By default, hidden files will not be included in the returned array. To override this behavior, you may set a third parameter to true (boolean):
$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', FALSE, TRUE);
Each folder name will be an array index, while its contained files will be numerically indexed. Here is an example of a typical array:
Array ( [libraries] => Array ( [0] => benchmark.html [1] => config.html ["database/"] => Array ( [0] => query_builder.html [1] => binds.html [2] => configuration.html [3] => connecting.html [4] => examples.html [5] => fields.html [6] => index.html [7] => queries.html ) [2] => email.html [3] => file_uploading.html [4] => image_lib.html [5] => input.html [6] => language.html [7] => loader.html [8] => pagination.html [9] => uri.html )