closedir

Close directory handle (PHP 4, PHP 5)
void closedir ( resource dir_handle )

Example 505. closedir() example

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<?php

$dir = "/etc/php5/";

// Open a known directory, read directory into variable and then close
if (is_dir($dir)) {

    if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {

        $directory = readdir($dh);

        closedir($dh);

    }

}
?>

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Code Examples / Notes » closedir

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About deleting a directory after doing a readdir/closedir on it... I'm not sure if this is the solution, but you could try to chdir("/"); before the rmdir to make absolutely sure you aren't standing in the directory (i.e trying to pull out the rug from under yourself).

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