delete all files in a directory and then delete the directory

[lindylex]

This is a simple delete all files in a directory and then delete the directory but it does not work.  Does any one have an idea?

 

function del_this_directory ($directory_to_del){

foreach (new DirectoryIterator ($directory_to_del) as $file){
	if (!is_dir ($file)){
		unlink ($file ->getPathname ());
	}

}
//This will remove the directory
rmdir($directory_to_del);
}	
del_this_directory ("../del/");

 

This will delete the directory if I do this without obviously no file(s) within the directory.

 

function del_this_directory ($directory_to_del){

/*
foreach (new DirectoryIterator ($directory_to_del) as $file){
	if (!is_dir ($file)){
		unlink ($file ->getPathname ());
	}

}
*/	
        //This will remove the directory
rmdir($directory_to_del);
}	
del_this_directory ("../del/");

 

I think something here "foreach (new DirectoryIterator ($directory_to_del) as $file){" is keeping the directory open.  An not letting me delete the empty directory.

 

Just to let you know the permission for this directory is 0777 so that's not the problem.

 

Thanks

[MadTechie]

try this

(its not mine but works well)

<?php
// $dir = the target directory
// $DeleteMe = if true delete also $dir, if false leave it alone

function SureRemoveDir($dir, $DeleteMe) {
    if(!$dh = @opendir($dir)) return;
    while (false !== ($obj = readdir($dh))) {
        if($obj=='.' || $obj=='..') continue;
        if (!@unlink($dir.'/'.$obj)) SureRemoveDir($dir.'/'.$obj, true);
    }

    closedir($dh);
    if ($DeleteMe){
        @rmdir($dir);
    }
}

//SureRemoveDir('EmptyMe', false);
//SureRemoveDir('RemoveMe', true);

?>

[Rohan Shenoy]

I don't know exactly what you need but won't deleting the directory itself delete all the files and foldeers under it? Why to delete each one individually?

[lindylex]

Rohan Shenoy,  have ever tried to point "rmdir("path/to/a/nonemptydriectory")".  If you try it you will notice that you have to remove all the files within it first.

 

Lex

[lindylex]

MadTechie, thanks for this solution.  I was trying to use that class DirectoryIterator built for PHP 5.  I will experiment later and share my discoveries.

 

Thanks, Lex