How do I search images and move to a specific directory?

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I need to search for all images in folders and its sub folders and if found images {with extension png jpeg gif}, Need to copy [not move] it to a specific folder.
Can anyone help me? I have tried this code.
Thank you

What I have tried:

<?php

$dir_path = "folder/";
$extensions_array = array('jpg','png','jpeg');

if(is_dir($dir_path))
{
    $files = scandir($dir_path);
    
    
    for($i = 0; $i < count($files); $i++)
    {
        if($files[$i] !='.' && $files[$i] !='..')
        {
            // get file name
            echo "File Name -> $files[$i]<br>";
            
            // get file extension
            $file = pathinfo($files[$i]);
            $extension = $file['extension'];
            //$extension = pathinfo($info->getFilename(), PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
            echo "File Extension-> $extension<br>";
            
           // check file extension
            if(in_array($extension, $extensions_array))
            {
            // show image
            echo "<img src='$dir_path$files[$i]' style='width:100px;height:100px;'><br>";
            }
        }
    }
}

Posted 7-Feb-18 0:57am

Abdul Rahman

Updated 7-Feb-18 2:28am

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Jochen Arndt · Answer 1 · 2018-02-07T02:28:00

Solution 1

You have to implement a recursive file search which can be done with the PHP: RecursiveDirectoryIterator - Manual[^]. Within the iteration check for matching extensions (which can be also done using a filter) and use the PHP: copy - Manual[^] function.

I suggest to try it yourself using the PHP documentation to increase your skills. Otherwise you can find many examples in the web when breaking down the problem and searching for each part: recursive file search, checking if a file extension (string) matches an item from a list, and copying a file.

Example: Recursive File Search (PHP) - Stack Overflow[^].

Posted 7-Feb-18 2:28am

Jochen Arndt

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Abdul Rahman 8-Feb-18 0:37am

Thanks for your reply. But when I tried like this it fails..plz help..

<?php
$it = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator("D:/xampp/htdocs/Tests/search_images_inDirectory/folder");
$display = Array ( 'jpeg', 'jpg' );

$dest = 'D:/xampp/htdocs/Tests/search_images_inDirectory/imgs';
foreach(new RecursiveIteratorIterator($it) as $file)
{
if (in_array(strtolower(array_pop(explode('.', $file))), $display))
echo $file . " \n";
copy($file, $dest);

}
?>

Jochen Arndt 8-Feb-18 3:13am

What does "it fails" mean?

However, your code would copy every file because the copy() command is out of the extension check condition and you have to create the full destination path for the copy destination:
$destpath = $dest + "\" + basename($file);

Abdul Rahman 8-Feb-18 5:06am

//copy(): The first argument to copy() function cannot be a directory //
This is the error I get.

Jochen Arndt 8-Feb-18 5:34am

That is probably due to the error I mentioned in my above post. It must be

if (in_array(strtolower(array_pop(explode('.', $file))), $display)) {
echo $file . " \n";
copy($file, $dest);
}

The parentheses are missing in your code so that copy() is called for every found file including directory names.

Abdul Rahman 8-Feb-18 6:04am

it echos all the files..But i cannot copy those images to another specified folder..
i have given destination folder as you said..
$destpath = $dest + "\" + basename($file);..
but the copy command does not work..
is this due to php versions? i am using 5.6
Thanks for your all replies.

Abdul Rahman 8-Feb-18 6:06am

<?php
$it = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator("D:/xampp/htdocs/Tests/search_images_inDirectory/folder");
$display = Array ( 'jpeg', 'jpg' );

foreach(new RecursiveIteratorIterator($it) as $file)
{
$dest = 'D:/xampp/htdocs/Tests/search_images_inDirectory/imgs/';

if (in_array(strtolower(array_pop(explode('.', $file))), $display))
echo $file . " \n";

$destpath = $dest + "/" + basename($file);
//copy($file, $dest);
//move_uploaded_file($file, "$destpath");
if (!move_uploaded_file($file, "destpath")) {
echo "Failed.";
}
else{
echo "Success";
}

}
?>

This is the latest code which echoes all the image files..but not copying to the destination path..

Jochen Arndt 8-Feb-18 6:46am

The copy() command requires that
- the source is a full path to an existing file (e.g. c:\folder\file.ext)
- you have read access to the source file
- the destination is a full path (e.g. c:\other-folder\file.ext)
- the destination directory (full path without file name) exists
- you have write access to the destination directory

So print out both parameters and check if the above applies.

Abdul Rahman 8-Feb-18 7:07am

Every permission issues are ok. I am hell confused why this copy() function does not work.
Thanks for your promt responses.