What is the purpose of scanning a directory in PHP?

Scanning a directory in PHP allows you to retrieve a list of files and directories within a specified directory. This can be useful for tasks such as displaying a list of files on a website, processing files within a directory, or performing tasks on specific files. 

// Scan a directory and output the list of files
$directory = "path/to/directory";
$files = scandir($directory);

foreach($files as $file){
    echo $file . "<br>";
}

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