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easiest way to get only folder names with .zip in php

I have seen a few example on the web but they seem pretty messy. I am looking for a nice and clean way to say, get me only the files/folders that have .zip on them. What I have so far is:

    foreach(scandir(__DIR__) as $files) {
        var_dump($files);
    }

What I wonder is is if I need pre match or if the ZipArchive class has any functions that state "return only files with .zip

Solution

  • This should work for you, you can use glob():

    <?php

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

?>

    possible Output:

    test - Kopie.zip
test.zip
test2.zip

    For more information about glob() see the manual: http://php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php