What are common pitfalls when checking if a directory is empty in PHP?

A common pitfall when checking if a directory is empty in PHP is using the `scandir()` function and checking if the count of the returned array is 2 (for `.` and `..`). This method can lead to incorrect results if hidden files are present in the directory. To accurately check if a directory is empty, it's better to use `glob()` with a wildcard pattern and check if it returns an empty array. 

$files = glob('/path/to/directory/*');
if (count($files) === 0) {
    echo "Directory is empty";
} else {
    echo "Directory is not empty";
}

Keywords

scandir is_dir count empty error handling

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