couting files

[seby]

i want to count the files in a directory, so i came up with this.. only problem is the count is not correct... there are 38 files, yet the script reports 40. ideas?

if ($handle = opendir($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/pending'))
{ 
	$skins = 0;
	while (($file = readdir($handle) !== false))
	{ 
       $skins++;
	}
}

[Weedpacket]

"." and ".." are files, too....

[seby]

doh. i forgot about that..

if anyone needs the code...

thanx.

if ($dir = opendir($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/pending'))
{
	$skins = 0;
	while (false !== ($file = readdir($dir)))
	{
		if(($file != '.') && ($file != '..'))
		{
			$skins++;
		}
	}
}

ps. forgive me spelling 'counting' incorrectly in the title.

[rpanning]

Note that you are also going to count sub directories. If you don't want this just use is_file() in your if statement.