Check if dir is Empty?

[freekw]

Hi there!

Here is what i want 2 do:
before deleting a dir check if the dir is
empty! If not then return a error message!

Is this the way or is there a better one?

/ BEGIN code /
$dirhandle='a_path';
//read '.' and '..' first
readdir($dirhandle);
readdir($dirhandle);
if ((readdir($handle)== false)
{
$feedback='Dir not empty';
}
else
{
rmdir($dirhandle);
$feedback='Dir removed!';
}
/ END code /

At first i want to something like this:

if (rmdir($dirhandle)==0)
{
$feedback='Dir not empty';
}
But ofcourse when exucuting the command rmdir
there is generated an error when dir is not empty!

Can somebody help!

Thx

[matto]

you mean, how to prevent an error message from being displayed?

if (@rmdir($dirhandle)==0)

I would try this one.

[freekw]

correct!
thx it worked!

so the @ is 2 prevent an error message from being displayed?

[freekw]

But is it true that my if statement doesn't work any more??

thx in advance!

[freekw]

Can somebody help me please with this??

thx.