search files in directory using php

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i have a situation,i am creating a folder everytime when new user register.the folder name is equal to username.so therefore user_data folder contains all folder which name is equal to username. when user upload something then it directly save to its desired username folder.

so now i want to search perticular file from these folder. i know that, that particular file save in user_data folder but i dont know in user_data foder which folder contain that file. so what will be the code for searching file in directory.

possible duplicate of PHP SPL RecursiveDirectoryIterator RecursiveIteratorIterator retrieving the full tree — Gordon
– Gordon, Commented Aug 31, 2010 at 11:46

teemitzitrone · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-31 11:37:28Z

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take a look at RecursiveDirectoryIterator combine it with strstr or preg_match

answered Aug 31, 2010 at 11:37

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Gordon Over a year ago

If the filename is known, there is no need for strstr or preg_match

teemitzitrone Over a year ago

yes your right if the filename (including extension) is known its only comparing strings (after basename on RecursiveDirectoryIterator::getSubPathName())

Community · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-13 09:56:44Z

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glob() should do the trick. Here's an example of its usage. hope it helps:

$filenames = glob('user_data\\'. $username . '\\*.jpg'); foreach ($filenames as $filename) { echo $filename ."\n"; }

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answered Aug 31, 2010 at 12:34

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Freyja Over a year ago

But there's an issue when $username contains specially treated characters such as * and ?, therefore using the DirectoryIterator class and its derivatives is IMO a more suited approach to the problem.

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