PHP Manual . ... PHP 3 <= 3.0.18, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0) dir -- directory class . ... A pseudo-object oriented mechanism for reading a directory. ... Two properties are available once the directory has been opened. ... The path property is set to path the directory that was opened. Three methods are available: read, rewind and close. ... d = dir("/etc"); echo "Handle: ".$d->handle."<br>\n"; echo "Path: ".$d->path."<br>\n"; while (false !== ($entry = $d->read())) { echo $entry."<br>\n"; } $d->close(); . ...