How can PHP be used to generate a screen output based on directory listings from a database?

To generate a screen output based on directory listings from a database using PHP, you can first retrieve the directory listings from the database using SQL queries. Then, loop through the results and generate the screen output by displaying the directory names or file names as links. You can customize the output by adding CSS styling or additional information based on the database entries.

<?php

// Assume $db is the database connection

// Retrieve directory listings from the database
$query = "SELECT directory_name FROM directories";
$result = mysqli_query($db, $query);

// Generate screen output based on directory listings
echo "<ul>";
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    echo "<li><a href='" . $row['directory_name'] . "'>" . $row['directory_name'] . "</a></li>";
}
echo "</ul>";

// Close the database connection
mysqli_close($db);

?>