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Home PHP PHP Delete File Function

PHP Delete File Function

This is a PHP function delete a specified file when it becomes unnecessary such as temporary file, log file, back up file, old file, etc.

1. PHP Delete File Function

<?php
	function delete_file( $dirname, $file ) 
	{
		if ( $file != '.' && $file != '..' ) 
		{
			if ( !is_dir( $dirname.'/'.$file ) && file_exists($dirname.'/'.$file) ) 
			{
				unlink( $dirname.'/'.$file );
			}
			return true;
		}
	}
?>

<?php function delete_file( $dirname, $file ) { if ( $file != '.' && $file != '..' ) { if ( !is_dir( $dirname.'/'.$file ) && file_exists($dirname.'/'.$file) ) { unlink( $dirname.'/'.$file ); } return true; } } ?>

2. Usage Delete File Function

<?php
	delete_file("D:/dev/web/htdocs/4rapiddev/demo/_tmp", "access.log");
	delete_file("D:/dev/web/htdocs/4rapiddev/demo", "background.png");
?>

<?php delete_file("D:/dev/web/htdocs/4rapiddev/demo/_tmp", "access.log"); delete_file("D:/dev/web/htdocs/4rapiddev/demo", "background.png"); ?>

Note:

  • 1. The file has to be writable or in a writable folder/directory
  • 2. We may check whether the file exists before deleting
  • 3. Would be great if combine this function with Delete Directory function
Mar 3, 2012Hoan Huynh
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Hoan Huynh

Hoan Huynh is the founder and head of 4rapiddev.com. Reach him at [email protected]

10 years ago PHPfile_exists, is_dir, unlink196
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