How can PHP be effectively used to create clickable links and images based on folder contents, as outlined in the provided code snippet?

To create clickable links and images based on folder contents in PHP, you can use the `scandir()` function to retrieve the list of files in a specific directory. Then, loop through the files and display them as clickable links or images by using the `<a>` tag for links and the `<img>` tag for images. You can dynamically generate the URLs for these links and images based on the files found in the folder.

&lt;?php
// Define the directory path
$directory = &quot;path/to/your/folder&quot;;

// Get the list of files in the directory
$files = scandir($directory);

// Loop through the files
foreach ($files as $file) {
    // Check if the file is not a directory
    if (!is_dir($directory . &#039;/&#039; . $file)) {
        // Display the file as a clickable link
        echo &quot;&lt;a href=&#039;$directory/$file&#039;&gt;$file&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;;

        // Display the file as an image
        echo &quot;&lt;img src=&#039;$directory/$file&#039; alt=&#039;$file&#039;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&quot;;
    }
}
?&gt;