Close directory handle

# closedir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

closedir — Close directory handle

### Description

closedir(?resource `$dir_handle` = `null`): void

Closes the directory stream indicated by `dir_handle`.

### Parameters

`dir_handle`
  A directory handle resource previously opened with opendir(). If `dir_handle` is `null` the last handle opened using opendir() will be used.

### Return Values

No value is returned.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.5.0 | Using `null` for `dir_handle` is now deprecated. Instead, the last opened directory handle should be explicitly provided.
8.0.0 | `dir_handle` is now nullable.

### Examples

For a complete example refer to the opendir() documentation.

### See Also

- opendir() - Open directory handle
- readdir() - Read entry from directory handle
- rewinddir() - Rewind directory handle
- dir() - Return an instance of the Directory class
- is_dir() - Tells whether the filename is a directory
- glob() - Find pathnames matching a pattern
- scandir() - List files and directories inside the specified path

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