PHP Manual: Close directory handle

Description

void closedir(resourcenull $dir_handle = null)

Closes the directory stream indicated by dir_handle. The stream must have previously been opened by opendir.

Parameters

dir_handle: The directory handle resource previously opened with opendir. If the directory handle is not specified, the last link opened by opendir is assumed.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 closedir example

<?php
$dir = "/etc/php5/";

// Open a known directory, read directory into variable and then close
if (is_dir($dir)) {
    if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {
        $directory = readdir($dh);
        closedir($dh);
    }
}
?>