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I need to delete a folder with contents using PHP. rmdir() and unlink() delete empty folders, but are not able to delete folders which have contents.
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PHP rmdir() Function The rmdir() function removes an empty directory.
To remove a directory that is not empty, use the rm command with the -r option for recursive deletion.
To remove a directory and all its contents, including any subdirectories and files, use the rm command with the recursive option, -r . Directories that are removed with the rmdir command cannot be recovered, nor can directories and their contents removed with the rm -r command.
This function will allow you to delete any folder (as long as it's writable) and it's files and subdirectories.
function Delete($path) { if (is_dir($path) === true) { $files = array_diff(scandir($path), array('.', '..')); foreach ($files as $file) { Delete(realpath($path) . '/' . $file); } return rmdir($path); } else if (is_file($path) === true) { return unlink($path); } return false; } Or without recursion using RecursiveDirectoryIterator:
function Delete($path) { if (is_dir($path) === true) { $files = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($path), RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST); foreach ($files as $file) { if (in_array($file->getBasename(), array('.', '..')) !== true) { if ($file->isDir() === true) { rmdir($file->getPathName()); } else if (($file->isFile() === true) || ($file->isLink() === true)) { unlink($file->getPathname()); } } } return rmdir($path); } else if ((is_file($path) === true) || (is_link($path) === true)) { return unlink($path); } return false; } If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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