note 71499 added to function.unlink

From: Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:05:09 +0000
Subject: note 71499 added to function.unlink
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The following function easily removes the Directory $dir and all its content. <?php function rmdirr($dir) { if (substr($dir,-1) != "/") $dir .= "/"; if (!is_dir($dir)) return false; if (($dh = opendir($dir)) !== false) { while (($entry = readdir($dh)) !== false) { if ($entry != "." && $entry != "..") { if (is_file($dir . $entry) || is_link($dir . $entry)) unlink($dir . $entry); else if (is_dir($dir . $entry)) rmdirr($dir . $entry); } } closedir($dh); rmdir($dir); return true; } return false; } // Example: $dir = "./MyDirectory/"; $res = rmdirr($dir); // Bye bye if ($res == true) print "$dir got deleted."; else print "Error while trying to delete $dir."; ?> Have fun ---- Server IP: 194.153.94.10 Probable Submitter: 80.219.154.129 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/71499 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71499/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71499/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71499/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71499/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71499/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71499/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71499 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/71499 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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