PHP for directory listing - php

Question

i wont to list a set of files in a directory and the files in its sub directory using a loop rather than the function
as im getting the information about the directory through an xml based webdav and php native functions are infertile so please understand the issue has not yet been lodged here
$urlloc is used to remove the same directory from being looped again
foreach ($xml as $key) {
if(empty($key->propstat->prop->resourcetype[0])){
echo $key->href."<br/>";//files are printed, for debugging perposes im printing it
}else{
$Nurlloc=$key->href;
if ($Nurlloc!=$urlloc){
echo "<b>".$Nurlloc."</b><br/>";//directorys printed in bold for debugging
$urlloc=$Nurlloc;
//gtndirdown()
above is the method im getting to know if its a directory or not
NOTE i want to be able to make this code loop through and get me all the files in the directory i will also post the array of files im getting
[response] => Array
(
[0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[href] => /dav/product_images/
[propstat] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[prop] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[resourcetype] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
)
)
[quota-used-bytes] => 2147483647
[quota-available-bytes] => 2147483647
)
[status] => HTTP/1.1 200 OK
)
)
[1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[href] => /dav/product_images/a/
[propstat] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[prop] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[resourcetype] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
)
)
[quota-used-bytes] => 2147483647
[quota-available-bytes] => 2147483647
)
[status] => HTTP/1.1 200 OK
)
)
iv been stuck in this issue for 4 days and i have would like if some one could come up with a logic for this issue

Answer 1

maybe this is an idea that you can implement in your logic
// the name of directory
$dir='path_to_your_directory';
$files = array_slice(scandir($dir), 2);
print_r($files);