Delete folder and its contents

[coolphpdude]

Hello there,

 

I've been trying to delete a folder for a particular user. I found that you can't delete the folder unless it is empty. So i have been trying to look for ways to loop through deleting the content then removing the folder.

 

so far i've got the following... (and it doesnt work so im stuck!)

 

function deltree( $f ){

    if( is_dir( $f ) ){
        foreach( scandir( $f ) as $item ){
            if( !strcmp( $item, '.' ) || !strcmp( $item, '..' ) ) 
                continue;        
            deltree( $f . "/" . $item );
        }    
        rmdir( $f );
    }
    else{
        unlink( $f );
    }
} 

[MadTechie]

try this

 

<?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);

?>

[coolphpdude]

i'll give that a try, two mins

[coolphpdude]

hmmm, nope, its not giving me an error or anything but its not deleting the contents of my folder either... any ideas? i've obviously set the $dir variable

[.josh]

chmod permissions on files/folder set to allow it?

 

and a dumb question: you did remove the //'s from the function calls at the bottom and put your targets in the arguments, right?

[coolphpdude]

				$dir = "/testfolder/test/";
				echo "$dir";
// $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);

 

is that right?

 

I think the permissions are all set, theres no errors coming up about permission denied.

[MadTechie]

remove the example from the bottom

 

REMOVE

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

[.josh]

no don't remove it, because then you aren't calling your function.  You need to pass it the right arguments, not just "emptyme"

[coolphpdude]

				$dir = "/testfolder/test";
				echo "$dir";
// $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);
    }
}

 

got that now? still doesnt work

[.josh]

you're not actually calling the function. at the bottom add

 

SureRemoveDir($dir, true);

[MadTechie]

I can be a twat sometimes LOL

didn't even notice he wasn't calling it from the first post

[coolphpdude]

lol ahh 1 sec

[coolphpdude]

nope still not working!! no errors or anything, all it displays is the echo request that i set so i can make sure my path is in the variable.

[coolphpdude]

im just off home, i'll pick up your replies when i get home. Cheers for your help lads

[.josh]

try taking off the leading / in $dir

 

$dir = "testfolder/test";

[MadTechie]

<?php

$dir = "/testfolder/test"; //Remove the trailing /
if(!file_exists($dir)) echo "Folder '$dir' doesn't exist";
echo "$dir";

SureRemoveDir($dir, true);

// $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);
   }
}

?>

[coolphpdude]

Its working, had to make a couple of modifications but that code and help you both gave me was a great help. i really appreciate it!!

 

				$dir = "testfolder/test/";
				//echo "$dir";

//$dir = "/testfolder/test"; //Remove the trailing /
if(!file_exists($dir)) echo "Folder '$dir' doesn't exist";
echo "$dir";


// $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($dir);
   }
}
SureRemoveDir($dir, true);

 

I had to put SureRemoveDir($dir, true); after the code as it was trying to call the function before i had defined it.

 

Also, $dir = "testfolder/test/";... i had to take off the / from before testfolder (i previously had $dir = "/testfolder/test/"; ) and it was saying the folder did not exist. Once i removed the beginning slash it worked a treat!

 

Thanks again lads!!