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Listing all Files in a Directory Recursively

<?php

function list_dir($dir) {
    //First attempt to open the directory.
    try {
        if ($adir = opendir ($dir)){
            //Scan through the directory.
            while (false !== ($item = readdir ($adir))){
                //Do not count the . or .. in a directory.
                if ($item != "." && $item != ".."){
                    //Now, if it is another directory,
                    //then we indent a bit and go recursive.
                    if (is_dir ($dir . "/" . $item)){
                        ?><span style="font-weight: bold;">
                        <?php echo $item; ?></span>
                        <?php
                        ?>
                        <div style="margin-left: 10px;">
                        <?php recurdir ($dir . "/" . $item );?>
                        </div>
                        <?php
                    } elseif (is_file ($dir . "/" . $item)){
                        //Then echo the file.
                        echo $item . "<br />";
                    }
                }
            }
        } else {
            throw new exception ("Directory could not be openend.");
        }
    } catch (exception $e) {
        echo $e->getmessage();
    }
}

//Run the function.
list_dir ("test");
?>