How to read files from a network drive in php?

Question

I am working on php code as shown below in which I want to read a network drives as shown below :

$src_dir = is_dir("\\\\ADMPC02-02\\music\\incoming_folder\\");    // Line#A

var_dump($src_dir);  // bool(false)

$mp4_files = preg_grep('~\.(mp4)$~', scandir($src_dir));

$xml_files = preg_grep('~\.(xml)$~', scandir($src_dir));

print_r($mp4_files);  // it doesn't print anything

print_r($xml_files);  // it doesnt print anything

Problem Statement:

I am wondering what changes I need to make at Line#A so that I am successfully able network directory. On doing var_dump($src_dir); it prints bool(false).

Answer 1

This works for me:

<?php

$src_dir = '\\\ADMPC02-02\test';
$is_dir = is_dir($src_dir); // returns true
$mp4_files = preg_grep('~\.(mp4)$~', scandir($src_dir));
$xml_files = preg_grep('~\.(xml)$~', scandir($src_dir));

echo '<pre>';
print_r($mp4_files); // lists all the mp4 files in my 'test' folder
print_r($xml_files); // lists all the xml files in my 'test' folder

You should also make sure that:

1. Network discovery is On
2. Files and printers sharing is On
3. Your music folder is publicly shared will all required permissions for the current Windows user running PHP

I hope this helps!