PHP Manual: Close directory handle

Description

void closedir ([ resource $dir_handle ] )

Closes the directory stream indicated by dir_handle. The stream must have previously been opened by opendir.

Parameters

dir_handle: The directory handle resource previously opened with opendir. If the directory handle is not specified, the last link opened by opendir is assumed.

Examples

Example #1 closedir example


<?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);
    }
}
?>