[PHP] show how many files

[Mike]

Is there a way to show how many files there are in a certain folder? Like...

"uploads/avatars" on my directory, right now has 3 files in it. Is there a PHP code to find that out, and to display it on a site?

 

[IQstim]

function num_files($directory='.') {
    return count(glob($directory."/*.*"));
}

Or simply:

$directory = '';
print count(glob($directory."/*.*"));

 

[Pieman]

The scandir function is what you need I think. http://nl3.php.net/manual/en/function.scandir.php

Alternatively you could make it so that every time a file gets uploaded, you send a mysql query which updates a table. Less of a hassle me thinks.

 

[Mike]

Oh, and I want it to automatically update everytime a new file is added. Will your way work IQstim?

 

[IQstim]

Yes, it's a stand-alone command so it should.

Sample: http://shoutsomething.com/count/

 

[Mike]

But if I want it to be displayed in an HTML document, is there any way to do it? Or just use iframes, and have the PHP code on another page, and placed in the frame?

 

[IQstim]

You may integrate php into html by using htaccess commands. This enables php codes to be executed within html files.

htaccess:

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .htm .html

 

[Mike]

So I simply add that, and then in my .html document, I add...

<?php
$directory = '';
print count(glob($directory."/*.*"));
?>

?

 

[IQstim]

Yes as if the extension of the html file is .php.

 

[Mike]

Okay, thank you!

But also, is there a way to show that, but make it take one off? I have a index.html file in there I don't want it to count. But I guess it doesn't really matter.

 

[IQstim]

Okay, thank you!

But also, is there a way to show that, but make it take one off? I have a index.html file in there I don't want it to count. But I guess it doesn't really matter.

Just subtract 1 from the figure.

$directory = '';
print count(glob($directory."/*.*"))[B]-1[/B];

 

[s-p-n]

is the index always the first file shown?