Trying to access a windows shared folder through php (laravel) on a linux machine using scandir

Question

Good afternoon everyone, I'm trying to access a windows shared folder on the same network through php (laravel) using the scandir method. here is some sample code

$dir = '\\\\192.168.1.18\\Data';
$files = scandir($dir);
return $files;

I've tried different ways to type the server address (\\192.168.1.18\\Data and so forth).

I get a scandir(\\\\192.168.1.18\\Data): failed to open dir: No such file or directory

thanks in advance

Answer 1

you can check if it's a problem with the shared folder or with the PHP by replacing scandir with this simple linux command:

exec("ls \\\\192.168.1.18\\Data",$result);
print_r($result);

if you will get an error No such file or directory so you have problem with the shared folder.

Answer 2

I think this question might help you. It suggests mounting the Windows share in Linux.