RE: [PHP-WIN] Multiple file Delete

I'm not understanding the logic in all the loops and such here. And why comparing the first 5 characters? That seems kind of dangerous. Why don't you pass the name of the main file ($file = "image1.jpg" for example) then: 1. unlink $file in images 2. unlink $file in big 3. unlink $file . ".txt" in big I don't follow the logic of looping through the files in a folder unless you might have other files associated with the image+thumbnail+descriptionfile that you can't anticipate. In which case, I wouldn't check the first 5 characters, I'd check: If (Mid($FileInDir,0,strlen($FileToDelete)) = $FileToDelete) unlink($FileInDir); Then you're checking the full "image1.jpg" and not "image" (first 5 characters... What happens if you have an "image2.jpg", does it and it's associated thumbnail and description files get deleted too?) I only gave this script a cursory look-over, so forgive me if I missed something, but by the comments and the quick glance of the code, I'm assuming that I understand what's going on. -TG > -----Original Message----- > From: Lenny Davila [mailto:Lenny@plasticsurgery.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:08 PM > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Multiple file Delete > > > I need to be able to delete multiple files from my web server > by choosing one file. I have a directory of thumbs named > "images" and a directory called "big" with text files and > Full images. If I was to delete the file "image1.jpg" I > want it to delete "image1.jpg" in the images, the big folder > and "image1.jpg.txt" in the big folder. I have now in my code. > ($file = file to be deleted) > > if($action=="dele" && $confirm==1) { > $match=array(); > // Create an array of files > $match[]=$file; > // Put filename in the array > > $dirHandle = dir('../'); > // get recursive directory listing from the directory above > while($fileHandle = $dirHandle->read()) { > // while reading the directory > $delFile = strrchr($fileHandle, "/"); > // get the filename after the last "/" > if (in_array(substr($delFile,0,5), $match)) { > // this line compares the 5 first chars in the filename > // with the names in the $match array > // Next line is line 36 > unlink($delFile); $action="";} > // delete all files that match the filename > if (unlink($delFile)) { > echo "Removed the file $fileHandle<br> \n"; > } > } > } > > The first error I get: > Warning: unlink(): No such file or directory in > /home/www/mathiu1i/php/gallerie/edit2.php on line 36 > > > TIA > ------------------------------------ > Eleno Davila > lenny@plasticsurgery.com > (877)933-6750 Ext 163 (direct line) > http://plasticsurgery.com