glob() returns empty array when accessing a specific folder

Question

Im using the following function to get the file list from specific folders:

$files = glob("/path/to/file/*");

Sadly, when using the following folder path, glob doesn't output anything:

$files = glob("/var/www/html/dl-meta/anime/[Erai-raws] Anime name - 01~12 [720p][Multiple Subtitle]/*");

...Even tho the path is 100% valid. When copying this path to my file explorer, it works just fine (if we remove the * at the end).

Why is that? What character do I need to escape? Is there any other characters I should escape so that type of bug doesn't happen in the future?

Cheers.

Any ideas? Im completely lost here..

keanu_reeves
– keanu_reeves

2019-12-08 03:47:21 +00:00
Commented Dec 8, 2019 at 3:47 — keanu_reeves
– keanu_reeves, Commented Dec 8, 2019 at 3:47
Are you trying to get local computer files name?

vivek modi
– vivek modi

2019-12-08 04:59:08 +00:00
Commented Dec 8, 2019 at 4:59 — vivek modi
– vivek modi, Commented Dec 8, 2019 at 4:59

jspit · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-13 13:51:59Z

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You must mask the following characters ? * [ ] with \ if they are not supposed to have any special meaning for glob.

See special characters in the manual.

$files = glob("/var/www/html/dl-meta/anime/\[Erai-raws\] Anime name - 01~12 \[720p\]\[Multiple Subtitle\]/*");

Update:

I did some tests and found that the backslash does not work on Windows. In Windows, the backslash is directory separator and therefore cannot be used as an escape character. With a few exceptions, this expression can be used as a escape function for Linux and Windows:

$path = preg_replace('~[\[?{]~','[$0]',$path);
$files = glob($path.'/*');

This does not work on Windows with {} if the GLOB_BRACE option is activated. GLOB_BRACE for glob () is not available on some Unix / Linux systems.

edited Dec 13, 2019 at 13:51

answered Dec 8, 2019 at 14:39

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keanu_reeves Over a year ago

How can you escape them? I tried quotemeta(); but it also escapes characters I dont want and vice versa.. @jspit

jspit Over a year ago

This could help: stackoverflow.com/questions/34899214/…

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