Using scandir() to find folders in a directory (PHP)

Question

I am using this peice of code:

$target = \'extracted/\' . $name[0];  
$scan = scandir($target);

To scan the directory of a folder which is

Answer 1

First off, rmdir() cannot delete a folder with contents. If safe mode is disabled you can use the following.

exec("rm -rf folder/"); 

Also look at is_dir()/is_file() or even better the PHP SPL.