getting list of files in directory

[Anon]

i am trying to find a way to retrieve a list of files in a certain directory. i would like it to be returned as an array but at this point, just finding a way to list all the file names will make me happy. i have been going through all the filesystem functions and the closest i can find is the basename() function and that is not what i am looking for. does anyone have any ideas on this? is it possible to retrieve a directory listing with php?

thanks in advance.

[toma42]

I always start with the manual:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.dir.php

[maxpup979]

look in the manual under directory functions--
<?php
$handle=opendir('.');
while (false!==($file = readdir($handle))) {
if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
echo "$file\n";
}
}
closedir($handle);
?>

This will list all files except . and ..

Hope this helps
Darren