PHP: glob

Posted in PHP on 7 June 2017

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glob($string);

Return an array of pathnames matching a specific pattern.

// Find all CSV files in the /home/var/imports/ directory 
glob("/home/var/imports/hello-*.csv");
  • /home/var/imports/hello-world.csv – Returned
  • /home/var/imports/hell-world.csv – Not returned
  • /home/var/imports/hello-.csv – Returned.

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