[PHP] list pdf files in a directory

[ringo747]

hi, a mate is looking me to create a simple page in PHP which navigates through a directory and creates links to all the pdf files in that directory. This is simple but what I want to know is there any way of adding a file description as the hyperlink instead of using the filename? I don't want to be using a database for this. I was thinking along the lines of EXIF data on images. Are there are attributes of a PDF file that I can access with PHP and set as a clickable link to the file? Probably a long shot but worth a try!

 

[ringo747]

thanks for the replies guys, i think il just go with the using globals method as i want to easily incorporate the listing into an existing page template. Meaningful file names will have to do.