List files/directories by name?

[EthanX]

Is there a way to list files or directories by Name?
Like by using readdir() or something?

Thanks.

[Ökii]

the most modern way would be glob() [ > php4.3.0 ]

chdir('/home/whereever/folder');
$all_files = glob('*');

or

foreach(glob('*.htm') AS $htm_file)
{
echo $htm_file. '<br />';
}

would list all the htm files - the syntax of the search clause isn't quite regex though.

The old way would be

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

as you surmised

[EthanX]

Alright, but I need something for 4.2.x users.

[Ökii]

check opendir readdir and closedir in the manual - should be enough info there.