rewinddir

It is crucial to note that rewinddir() does not simply start over at the beginning of the SAME directory list. Instead, this function first re-reads the directory - thus any file that were deleted (or inserted) since the original opendir() will be reflected after "rewinding".

In that respect, rewinddir() is equivalent to a closedir(), opendir() sequence, but without obtaining a new handle.

/* Source Code */

<?php
$dir = "/images/";

// Open a directory, and read its contents
if (is_dir($dir)){
  if ($dh = opendir($dir)){
    // List files in images directory
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false){
      echo "filename:" . $file . "<br>";
    }
    rewinddir();
    // List once again files in images directory
    while (($file = readdir($dh)) !== false){
      echo "filename:" . $file . "<br>";
    }
    closedir($dh);
  }
}
?>

/* Result */

filename: cat.gif
filename: dog.gif
filename: horse.gif
filename: cat.gif
filename: dog.gif
filename: horse.gif