Sort the file names either ascending or descending order

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i have another question. I have the text files stored in the local document folder. i was able to display the file names in ascending order. but i want to know how to sort it in descending order using php. thanks. i want to give the user the ability to sort the files when they click a button.

just type in your browser address bar: `php sort reverse order`. It is really simple — Your Common Sense, Apr 13 '13 at 07:38
good god, if i have not thought of that, would i post it here? — freeloader, Apr 13 '13 at 07:39
I think your question can be solved here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/884974/sort-and-display-directory-list-alphabetically-using-opendir-in-php — tonylattke, Apr 13 '13 at 07:43

BlitZ · Answer 1 · 2013-04-13T07:50:39.620

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If your filenames stored within array, you might try this:

array_reverse($filenames)

UPD:

You may use scandir, if they are not:

scandir($path, SCANDIR_SORT_DESCENDING)

edited Apr 13 '13 at 07:50

answered Apr 13 '13 at 07:39

BlitZ

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thanks for the reply. actually the textfiles are not stored in the array that's why i am having trouble sorting them out. i already used that function, to no avail. – freeloader Apr 13 '13 at 07:44
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Then store them in an array, and use it. – Virus721 Apr 13 '13 at 07:47
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why don`t you put them to array before output? `scandir($dir, SCANDIR_SORT_DESCENDING)` might help otherwise. – BlitZ Apr 13 '13 at 07:47

Sort the file names either ascending or descending order

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