php - Find files (photos*.jpg) - return results to an array

Hi guys,
I'm having some problem creating a php function that searches a specific path
for for files that match the patern
"photos*.jpg" or "pics_?.gif". If the files are found I would like the results to be
returned to an array

Thanks!.

Why dont u tell us what you already tried? Its easier and better to help you fix something you did rather than do something for you from scratch for FREE

This might be helpful

If it's the mime-type you are after, you could parse the mime.types file (in *NIX):

$file = file('/etc/mime.types');
foreach($file as $line) {
rtrim($line);
if (preg_match('/^\#/', $line))
continue;
$elms = preg_split('/\s+/', $line);
$type = array_shift($elms);
foreach ($elms as $elm) {
$mime[$elm] = $type;
}
}

Example: $mime[pdf] will return "application/pdf" (or whatever your mime.types file contains).



And/Or this


function get_file_type($filename) {
ereg( ".*\.([a-zA-z0-9]{0,5})$", $filename, $regs );
$f_ext = $regs[1];

$types['image'] = array ('jpg', 'gif','png');
$types['text'] = array ('html', 'htm', 'text');
$types['music'] = array ('mp3', 'mpeg3');
foreach ($types as $k => $v) {
if (in_array($f_ext, $v)) {
return $k;
break;
}
}
echo 'type-unknown';
}

and in your readdir loop you do:
get_file_type($file)



and this is the read directory loop you want the above code inside

while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
echo "$file\n";
}

Now the above code tells you how to read the file types and stuff from a directory.

Now your second question was how to put them in an array. Well why dont u give it a try and let us see what u get

Hint : initialize an array in the begining and in the while loop increment the counter/pointer after you add the file name inside it. Same while loop which reads the directory.

all the best

Thank AmericanD,
I currently working on a realestate website and I need to check if a photo(s)
exists for a property (house, busnisess, etc..). The photo name coresponds to the propety id. for example if the property id
number = 50123, then the filename for that photo would be "50123.jpg". However there are some properties that have more than one photos so for the secon photo the filename would be something like "50123_2.jpg" and the 3rd would be "50123_3.jpg" and so on.

so now, given the directory with the images I have to check if a photo exist for
a selected property and also I need to check if there are more images for that property.

Thaks alot for your help!

Here is the breakdown:

1. You need to capture files that are
a. JPG
b. GIF

2. Files may be named as
a. {propertyid}.{ext}
b. {propertyid}_{num}.{ext}



This is what your code needs to do:

I. Setup your possible extensions ( jpg, gif, etc)

II. Get PropertyId ( example: 35052014 )
SIDE NOTE: Since you are working with real estate properties I suggest your PropertyId comes from the Assessor's parcel number or Its MLS Id.

III. Scan directory for files that match criteria

(see next post for the steps)

Your first requirement will be to aquire a function that will not only scan a directory for files, but also filter out all the stuff you don't need.


Such a function exists and I checked throughly that it does not need modification.

Put it in your library and include it or just paste it somewhere in your script.


Source: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php
sthomas at townnews dot com
11-Mar-2003 01:41

Secondly, you will need to call this function and capture its output into an array. The spec for calling this function in terms of your needs would look something like the following:


If you do not have php >= 4.3.0 this will not work.

If $propid = "369852" then the above would expand to:


You should not have to do any sorting of $aryPhotos as long as your files are numbered logically (e.g. 1,2,3...)
Your array should contain the filenames in order already

In summary, your final code would look something like this:


And don't forget that you need the "rglob" function from above.

laidbak : i think the glob function should be called inside the parameters of the foreach ?


and i am surprized, since when did php start using lists ? i have not be updated with php since a year now

Why?

Ever since PHP 3

HI guys,
thanks for your help but I think that i may be out of luck.

The server is running PHP 4.2.2 and
as you all know the glob function
was introduced in PHP 4 >= 4.3.0.

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php

Thanks for your help any way!

Not really a huge deal...
I was prepared for that possibility.
The main issue with your problem is the logic.
The logic is simplified to just a few lines of code if done correctly.

The main work is done in the rglob function, which can easily be rewritten to using php's directory functions.

Let me know if you are going to write your own replacement function or not. If not I'll do it for you tonight.

I would greatly appreciate your help

Thanks!