Get the latest file addition in a directory

Question

How to get the latest file name, or the file path that is added into a directory?

Answer 1

$dir = dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
$lastMod = 0;
$lastModFile = '';
foreach (scandir($dir) as $entry) {
    if (is_file($dir.$entry) && filectime($dir.$entry) > $lastMod) {
        $lastMod = filectime($dir.$entry);
        $lastModFile = $entry;
    }
}