# Simple php question: opendir("something".$dir);?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-php-question-opendir-something-dir/82478
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**Created:** [March 10, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-php-question-opendir-something-dir/82478 "2005-03-10T17:03:45Z")
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### Author: ![2nd\_day](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/a4c791/32.png) [@2nd\_day](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/2nd_day)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-php-question-opendir-something-dir/82478/1 "2005-03-10T17:03:45Z")

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hi there,

i’ve some code with this line:

```php
if ($handle = opendir("http://www.base-ment.com/Flash/source/".$dir)) {

```

this gives this error:

> **Warning** : opendir([http://www.base-ment.com/Flash/source/band](http://www.base-ment.com/Flash/source/band)): failed to open dir: not implemented in **i:\mijn documenten\inet\basement new\flash\flash\source\pics2.php** on line \*\*6  
> \*\*

[size=2]what i want is this:[/size]  
[size=2]if i call file.php?dir=band from my flash file i want this in the php file:[/size]  
[size=2]i\*\*[size=2]f\*\* ([/size][size=2][color=#800000]$handle[/color][/size][size=2] = opendir([/size][size=2][color=#0000f0][http://www.base-ment.com/Flash/source/band](http://www.base-ment.com/Flash/source/band)[/color][/size][size=2])){[/size][/size]

[size=2]who knows what’s wrong and how to correct it?[/size][size=2]  
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