PHP Help: Retrieving File Names from folder

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I am currently editing a script and I need it to go into /images/ and then return the filenames of the five images that are located there.

I need the filenames to be named within the script as image1, image2, image3, image4 and image5.

While the general order will not matter, I do need some way of choosing which image will be set as image1. I could name the file 1imagename.jpg and then remove the 1 later.

I am by no means a PHP expert but I'm pretty resourceful and if anyone can throw me a bone I should be able to knock something together myself.
#programming #file #folder #names #php #retrieving
  • My botch job has got me this far. I am now able to output the names of the files:

    PHP Code:
    <?php

    ="";
    =    0;
    =     opendir(dirname(__FILE__) . '/images'); # Open the path
    while ( = readdir()) { 
    if (    preg_match("/.jpg/",)) { # Look at only files with a .jpg extension
    .= "|";
    ++;
    }
    }
    if ( >     0) {
    =     explode('|', );
    echo     ", , , , ";
    }

    ?>
    EDIT: Managed to work it all out now!
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