Question

glob("aaafolder/*php")
glob("bbbfolder/*php")
glob("cccfolder/*php")

Is it possible to simplify this?

glob("(?=aaafolder/*php)(?=bbbfolder/*php)(?=cccfolder/*php)")

The above returns nothing.

Answer 1

This note on the manual page of glob() seems to answer your question, saying that glob is not limited to a single directory : using GLOB_BRACE, you can specify several directories.

I’m quoting the example that @Ultimater gives there :

$results=glob("{includes/*.php,core/*.php}",GLOB_BRACE);

_{User-notes on the manual pages often contain useful informations and examples 😉}