{"id":8012,"date":"2024-03-14T07:26:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-php-glob-function\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T23:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T23:34:09","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-the-php-glob-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-php-glob-function\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP glob Function: File Pattern Matching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The glob() function is used to search for all files or directories that meet a specified rule in a specified directory, and return an array containing the names of these files or directories.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how it is used:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">array<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">glob<\/span> ( <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">string<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pattern<\/span> [, <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">$flags<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span> ] )\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The $pattern parameter specifies the pattern of the file or directory name to search for, and can include wildcards such as * or ?. 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