Re: How To Delete All Files In A Directory
| From: | @ Edwin | Date: | Wed, 13 Nov 2002 02:40:07 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: How To Delete All Files In A Directory | ||
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Hello,
"@ Nilaab" <superbus22@attbi.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have a directory that I want emptied everytime a script accesses a
certain
> function. I tried using rmdir() and then mkdir(), thinking that it will
> delete the directory and the contents within it, and would create a brand
> new directory for me to work with from scratch. Well, that didn't happen
and
> I read the PHP docs to see why.
I think you already saw the reason why.
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.rmdir.php
> I checked to see how else I can do this by reading about some other
> filesystem functions, and now I'm more confused than ever. Which
> combinations of functions would I need to empty a directory's entire
> contents? I just need some direction on this. Thanks.
Maybe you're looking for this:
http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php
You can find more info in the manual:
http://us.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php
- E