A fairly simple script to list all directories and files in a base directory. Then allows users to navigate through the directories and sub-directories.

You can find more scripts on my site here

Featuring a fairly simple permission mode, you can set if the user can navigate above a given directory. You can also disable the whole script by changing $allow_access to 0.

Note: Requires 2 images of your choice (A directory image and file image)

By : andrew

<?
/*

Author: Andrew Walsh
Date: 23/07/2005
Cw-Username: Andrew

*/

//Config section
$base_path = "/path/to/directory/"; //Set the base directory
$above_base = 0; //Can the user navigate above the base directory or not?
$directory_img = "./dir.gif";
$file_img = "./file.gif";
$allow_access = 1; //If false the script will not run...

if($allow_access == 1){

if(!isset($_REQUEST['path'])){ //If no path set create a base path
$path = substr($base_path, 0, -1);
}else{
$path = $_REQUEST['path']; //If path is set in url then use that path
}

//Is the user trying to navigate above the base directory?

if($above_base == 1){ //Is this option enabled?

$b = explode("/", $base_path); //Split up the base path
$c = count($b); //Count elements in the base path
$c--; //Subtract last section of base path

//Construct the path for the directory above the base directory/path for comparison later
for($i=0; $i<$c; $i++){
$r = $b[$i].'/';
}

//Is the request path above the base path? is the base_path not in the requested path?

if($path == $r || strstr($path, $base_path) === FALSE){

//If yes then stop the script and output error message

die("You are not allowed to navigate above the base path!"); //Output error

}else{

$dir_handle = opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path"); //Open the path
}

}else{
$dir_handle = opendir($path) or die("Unable to open $path"); //Open the path

}

//Generating the path to the directory above the current path....

$p = explode("/", $path); //Breakup the path into parts
$c = count($p); //Count parts in the path
$c--; //Subtract the ending section

//Generate the path
for($i=0; $i<$c; $i++){
$up_path .= $p[$i].'/';
}
$up_path = substr($up_path, 0, -1); //Trim off the ending /

//Display links to current path and directory above current directory
echo '
<a href="?path='.$path.'"><b>.</b></a><br>
<a href="?path='.$up_path.'"><b>..</b></a><br>
';

while($f = readdir($dir_handle)){ //Create arrays of directories and files

if(is_dir($f)){ //If file being read is a directory then store in the directory array

$d[] = $f; //Add the link to the directories array

}else{

$fs[] = $f; //Else its a file

}

}

if(count($d) < 1){

}else{

sort($d); //Sort the directories array

}

if(count($fs) < 1){

}else{

sort($fs); //Sort the file array

}

foreach($d as $dir){ //Loop through directory array

if($dir != "." && $dir != ".."){ //Remove the . and .. links as these are generated by the script

//Echo out the directories with the directory image next to them....
echo '<a href="?path='.$path.'/'.$dir.'"><img src="'.$directory_img.'" border="0" /><b>'.$dir.'</b></a><br>';
}

}

foreach($fs as $f){ //Loop through the files array

//Display the links to the files with the file image before....
echo '<img src="'.$file_img.'" border="0" />'.$f.'<br>';

}

closedir($dir_handle); //Close the current working directory....

}else{

die("You are not allowed to access this script!");

}
?>

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