funk.php

<?php

/**
 * This funtion will take a pattern and a folder as the argument and go thru it(recursivly if needed)and return the list of 
 *               all files in that folder.
 * Link             : http://www.bin-co.com/php/scripts/filesystem/ls/
 * Arguments     :  $pattern - The pattern to look out for [OPTIONAL]
 *                    $folder - The path of the directory of which's directory list you want [OPTIONAL]
 *                    $recursivly - The funtion will traverse the folder tree recursivly if this is true. Defaults to false. [OPTIONAL]
 *                    $options - An array of values 'return_files' or 'return_folders' or both
 * Returns       : A flat list with the path of all the files(no folders) that matches the condition given.
 */
function ls($pattern="*", $folder="", $recursivly=true, $options=array('return_files')) {
  if($folder){
    $current_folder = realpath('.');
    if(in_array('quiet', $options)){ // If quiet is on, we will suppress the 'no such folder' error
      if(!file_exists($folder)) return array();
    }    
    if(!chdir($folder)) return array();
  }
    
  $get_files  = in_array('return_files', $options);
  $get_folders= in_array('return_folders', $options);
  $both = array();
  $folders = array();
    
  // Get the all files and folders in the given directory.
  if($get_files) $both = glob($pattern, GLOB_BRACE + GLOB_MARK);
  if($recursivly or $get_folders) $folders = glob("*", GLOB_ONLYDIR + GLOB_MARK);
    
  //If a pattern is specified, make sure even the folders match that pattern.
  $matching_folders = array();
  if($pattern !== '*') $matching_folders = glob($pattern, GLOB_ONLYDIR + GLOB_MARK);
    
  //Get just the files by removing the folders from the list of all files.
  $all = array_values(array_diff($both,$folders));
        
  if($recursivly or $get_folders){
    foreach ($folders as $this_folder){
      if($get_folders){
        //If a pattern is specified, make sure even the folders match that pattern.
        if($pattern !== '*'){
          if(in_array($this_folder, $matching_folders)) array_push($all, $this_folder);
        }
        else array_push($all, $this_folder);
      }
            
      if($recursivly){
        // Continue calling this function for all the folders
        $deep_items = ls($pattern, $this_folder, $recursivly, $options); # :RECURSION:
        foreach ($deep_items as $item){
          array_push($all, $this_folder . $item);
        }
      }
    }
  }
    
  if($folder) chdir($current_folder);
  return $all;
}

?>