Exclude hidden files from scandir
Solution 1:
On Unix, you can use preg_grep
to filter out filenames that start with a dot:
$files = preg_grep('/^([^.])/', scandir($imagepath));
Solution 2:
I tend to use DirectoryIterator for things like this which provides a simple method for ignoring dot files:
$path = '/your/path';
foreach (new DirectoryIterator($path) as $fileInfo) {
if($fileInfo->isDot()) continue;
$file = $path.$fileInfo->getFilename();
}
Solution 3:
$files = array_diff(scandir($imagepath), array('..', '.'));
or
$files = array_slice(scandir($imagepath), 2);
might be faster than
$files = preg_grep('/^([^.])/', scandir($imagepath));
Solution 4:
function nothidden($path) {
$files = scandir($path);
foreach($files as $file) {
if ($file[0] != '.') $nothidden[] = $file;
return $nothidden;
}
}
Simply use this function
$files = nothidden($imagepath);