使用scandir（）查找目录中的文件夹（PHP）

Question

I am using this peice of code:

$target = 'extracted/' . $name[0];  
$scan = scandir($target);

To scan the directory of a folder which is used for zip uploads. I want to be able to find all the folders inside my $target folder so I can delete them and their contents, leaving only the files in the $target directory.

Once I have returned the contents of the folder, I don't know how to differentiate between the folders and the files to be able to delete the folders.

Also, I have been told that the rmdir() function can't delete folders which have content inside them, is there any way around this?

Thanks, Ben.

Answer 1

First off, rmdir() cannot delete a folder with contents. If safe mode is disabled you can use the following.

exec("rm -rf folder/"); 

Also look at is_dir()/is_file() or even better the PHP SPL.