How can i make a php script which will automatically generate links of my folder's file

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Anik Hasan

I want to make a script for my website which will automatically generate links, i will put all my files in a folder and i want those files will show in a web page and can be downloadable. please help...

Michael Eugene Yuen

You can use GLOB() to create an array for all the files from directory in alphabetical order then echo them out with a foreach() loop:

<?php
    $folder = 'download/';
    $files = GLOB($folder . '*{.*}', GLOB_BRACE);
    foreach ($files as $file) {
        echo '<a href="'.$file.'" download>'.basename($file).'</a>';
    }
?>

If you just want to list files with specific extensions:

<?php
    $folder = 'download/';
    $file_types = array(
        'doc',
        'pdf',
        'txt'
    );

    $files = GLOB($folder . '*{.' . implode(',.',$file_types) . '}', GLOB_BRACE);
    foreach ($files as $file) {
        echo '<a href="'.$file.'" download>'.basename($file).'</a>';
    }
?>

To put them in an unordered-list:

    $files = GLOB($folder . '*{.' . implode(',.',$file_types) . '}', GLOB_BRACE);
    echo '<ul>';
    foreach ($files as $file) {
        echo '<li><a href="'.$file.'" download>'.basename($file).'</a></li>';
    }
    echo '<ul>';

ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

li {
  padding: 8px 15px;
  float: left;
  margin-right: 15px;
  width: 200px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #333;
}

li:nth-child(odd) {
  background-color: #e6e6e6;
}

li:nth-child(even) {
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
}

<h2>Download Folder Listing</h2>
<ul>
  <li><a href="file1.txt" download>file1.txt</a></li>
  <li><a href="file2.txt" download>file2.txt</a></li>
  <li><a href="file3.txt" download>file3.txt</a></li>
  <li><a href="file4.txt" download>file4.txt</a></li>
  <li><a href="file5.txt" download>file5.txt</a></li>
</ul>

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