PHP Tutorial - PHP rewinddir() Function

Definition

The rewinddir() function resets the directory handle created by opendir().

Syntax

PHP rewinddir() Function has the following syntax.

rewinddir(dir_handle);

Parameter

Parameter	Is Required	Description
dir_handle	Optional.	Directory handle resource previously opened with opendir(). If this parameter is not specified, the last link opened by opendir() is assumed

Example

Open a directory, list its files, reset directory handle, list its files once again, then close:


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$dir = "/images/";
if (is_dir($dir)){
  if ($dh = opendir($dir)){
    // List files in images directory
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false){
      echo "filename:" . $file . "\n";
    }
    rewinddir();
    // List once again files in images directory
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false){
      echo "filename:" . $file . "\n";
    }
    closedir($dh);
  }
}
?>