print_r($dirs); echo "
"; foreach ($dirs as $name) { echo "$name: "; var_dump(is_dir($name)); } ?> //Output Array ( [0] => . [1] => .. [2] => blue // this is a dir [3] => green //also a dir [4] => png.png [5] => red //also a dir ) .: bool(true) ..: bool(true) blue: bool(false) green: bool(false) png.png: bool(false) red: bool(false)