Indexing text files in a folder

I'm newbie on Php. I cannot write codes but only modify.
I need a code doing this:
I'll put text files in a folder like file1.txt,file2.txt ...
I want to search this files, list most recent 10 and if files

call, script will put into the site design with <pre> tags.
I hope I can explain what I need.
I dont know Php is suitable for that.
Please help me about this.
Thanks.

Php can do what you want. Right now I haven't the time to code the function but I'm sure some other happy soul here at codewalkers.com will...

not sure what you mean when you say "if files call" but as for the rest..

you'll read a dir, store the contents of the dir into an array. using your naming convention (file1, file2 etc..) you'll probably want to run a natsort function on your array. then run a recursive function on your array to search the last 10 (most recent) files stored from the dir.. or just compare last-modified times to determin the most recent that way.. hope that makes sense.

um.. i could come up with an example if you need one. the php.net manual should help you get started though

you can use something like this I think. Fix it according to your needs.

to call the function add this line to your php page
directory(your/files/parh);


function directory($result)
{
$handle=opendir("$result");

GLOBAL $icerik;
$count = 0;

# Gather the files, and put them in a array
while( $file = readdir( $handle) )
{
$file_array[] = $file;
}
foreach( $file_array as $file )
{
if( $file == ".." || $file == "." )
{
continue;
}
if( !eregi( ".txt$", $file ) )
{


continue;
}
$file=eregi_replace(".txt$",".txt",$file);
# Display the file with a link

echo"<A href="index.php?variables_to_call_file">$file</A> || ";

# Count the file that was displayed
$count++;
}
echo"";
#close thedirectory you used
closedir($handle);


# Display Number of files that were displayed
echo"<P> There are <b>$count</b> tests in this section";


return $result;

}