Question

So I am using directory iterator to get all php files like this:

$file_list = new RegexIterator($iterator_instance, '/^.+\.php$/');

Now $file_list contains all files having .php extension. However I want to be able to get all php files but skip folders with name view but I am not sure how to write such regex as I am not that good at it.

I just want to get all .php files but not from folder named views.

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Update:

$dir_iterator = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($path);
$iterator = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($dir_iterator);
$file_list = new RegexIterator($iterator, '/^.+\.php$/');
// foreach stuff now

Here I just want that from returned file/folder names, a folder named views should be skipped and I would love if above regex can be modified to account for that as well.

Answer 1

You can use this regex:

'%^(?!.*[\\\\/]views?[\\\\/]).+\.php$%'

Explanation:

^         # Start of string
(?!       # Assert that it's impossible to match the following here:
 .*       #  any number of characters
 [\\\\/]  #  a path delimiter (backslash or forward slash)
 views?   #  followed by view or views
 [\\\\/]  #  followed by a path delimiter
)         # End of lookahead assertion
.+        # Match one or more characters
\.php     # Match .php
$         # End of string