How to get all files from a directory

Question

I have a directory, having more than two files. i need to get all files for attaching to PHP mail function. So i need a php function to get all files from the directory. anybody could you please help me to give an idea to get a result.

thank you.

use glob() funtion, http://php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php — Bhaskar Jain, Mar 27 '17 at 14:53
this question is too broad; did you try anything that may have failed you? — Funk Forty Niner, Mar 27 '17 at 15:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '17 at 14:58

Use glob() function, you will get all folders and files in current directory

foreach(glob('*') as $files){
    echo "<br />".$files;
}

for more info, please visit http://php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php

for specific file extension e.g. .php, you can use glob('*.php')

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 27 '17 at 15:27

You can use a scandir() function to list the files. So you can loop to add the files

<?php
$directory = '/path/to/my/directory';
// Eliminate folder "." and ".."
$files = array_diff(scandir($directory), array('..', '.'));

?>

I recommend you to use PHPMailer for send emails.

<?php
$email = new PHPMailer();
$email->From      = 'you@example.com';
$email->FromName  = 'Your Name';
$email->Subject   = 'Message Subject';
$email->Body      = $bodytext;
$email->AddAddress( 'destinationaddress@example.com' );
foreach($files as $file):
    $email->AddAttachment( $file );
endforeach;
return $email->Send();

How to get all files from a directory

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