little php help please

<?php
class FileHandler {

	
	var $files = array();
	var $dirs  = array();
		
	function getFileItems($path) {
		//global $files, $dirs, $total_files, $total_dirs;
		/*$files = array();
		$dirs = array();*/
		//$total_files = 0;
		//$total_dirs = 0;
		if ($handle = opendir($path)) {
			while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
				if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
					
						if (is_file($path."/".$file)) {
							$files[] = $file;
							//$total_files++;
						} else {
							$dirs[] = $file;
							//$total_dirs++;
						}
					}
				
			}
		} else {
			echo "error";
			return false;
		}
		
		@closedir($handle);
		return true;		
	}
}
	$fileHandler = new FileHandler();	
	$path = '../files';
	$fileHandler->getFileItems($path);
	
		
	foreach($fileHandler->dirs as $item) { 
   		echo $item."<br />"; 
	}


	
?>

$dirs[] = $file;

$this->dirs[] = $file;