PHP: Last file in directory

Question

How do I get the name of the last file (alphabetically) in a directory with php? Thanks.

Answer 1

Using the Directories extension you can do it simply with

$all_files = scandir("/my/path",1);
$last_files = $all_files[0];

Answer 2

The scandir command returns an array with the list of files in a directory. The second parameter specifies the sort order (defaults to ascending, 1 for descending).

<?php
$dir    = '/tmp';
$files = scandir($dir, 1);
$last_file = $files[0];
print($last_file);
?>

Answer 3

Code here looks like it would help - would just need to use end($array) to collect the last value in the generated array.

Answer 4

$files = scandir('path/to/dir');
sort($files, SORT_LOCALE_STRING);
array_pop($files);

Answer 5

scandir also lists dirs in dir, so be careful.