Function to scan directory and return array of files

dirToArray.php

<?php

function dirToArray($dir) {
    $ignoredPath = array(
        ".",
        "..",
        ".htaccess"
    );
    $result = array(); 

    $cdir = scandir($dir); 
    foreach ($cdir as $key => $value) { 
        if (!in_array($value, $ignoredPath)) { 
            if (is_dir($dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $value)) { 
                $result[$value] = dirToArray($dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $value); 
            } else  {
                $result[] = $value; 
            }
        } 
    } 
    return $result; 
}