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The glob function in PHP is used to retrieve file path names that match a specified pattern. It returns an array containing file or directory paths that match the specified pattern.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the function of the glob method is to search for file paths in the filesystem that match a specified pattern, and return these matched file paths as an array. The pattern can include simple wildcards like * or ? to accurately match file names.<\/p>\n

Here is the basic syntax of using the glob function:<\/p>\n

array glob ( string $pattern [, int $flags = 0 ] )\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    \n
  1. $pattern parameter: represents the pattern to be matched, which can include wildcards.<\/li>\n
  2. $flags parameter (optional): Used to set additional flags, such as GLOB_BRACE, GLOB_ONLYDIR, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    You can easily list or manipulate files or directories that match a specified pattern using the glob function, which is a commonly used file system operation function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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