Files......

Is there a way to get a list of files(a,d directories) in a specific directory.

Suppose in directory images/ you have:
icon.gif
bla.jpg
simeys/

Is there anyway to get a list of those 3 items in php?

$opdir = opendir('gallery/bigpics');
while (false!==($file = readdir($opdir))) {
if($file!=="." && $file!=="..") {

echo 'I found .......'.$file.'
';

}
}
closedir($opdir);

basically, open directory, read directory, test that the file found
isn't named dot or dotdot (dot '.' is the directories name - eg a
file telling the dir what its own name is, dotdot '..' is something to
do with the parent directory -- or so I'm led to believe) and echo
it, then close the directory.

change the opendir('xxxxxxxxxxx') to target your named
directory - you could use opendir('.') to scan the dir that the file
is in.
The above would show subdirectories as well as files. If you only
wanted files....
if(strpos($file,'.') && $file!=="." && $file!=="..")
should do.