remove file and directory

[christa]

I must to delete before all the files in directories and after the directories.

 

I use this code but it doesn't works: why?

 

if ($handle = opendir("../$file_dir")) {
  while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
    
    if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
        
       if(file_exists($file) && is_file($file)) {
             unlink($file);
         }elseif(is_dir($file)){
             $handle = opendir($file);
              while (false !== ($files = readdir($handle))) { 
                 if(is_file($file.$files)){
                     unlink($file.$files);
                 }
          }
        $handle = closedir($handle);
        rmdir($file);
  }
}

}
closedir($handle);
}

[c-o-d-e]

What exactly is the error you recieve, if there is one. If not, what does it do instead of what you're trying to do.

 

Can you try tell me what you are trying to do, you're english isn't perfect.

[christa]

simply, nothing happens: php returns no error and neither files nor folders are deleted.

 

I want to do this operations: i have some directories (empty and not). By clicking a button on page, all directories (and files within ) must be deleted

[Alex]

You are defining $file_dir, right? For debugging purposes you should put error_reporting(E_ALL); at the top of your page.

[christa]

$file_dir is defined: his value is "../upload"

error_reporting is already setted on E_ALL in php.ini

 

Where i wrong?

[Alex]

So the path to the directory that you want to remove is ../../upload, is that correct? If that path is correct and the problem lies somewhere else I'd suggest putting in debugging echos in varies parts of the code to see exactly what is and what isn't being executed, from that you should be able to determine what's going wrong.

[christa]

now, i added else at the end: the script go to else printing the directories names!.

 

if ($handle = opendir("../$file_dir")) {
  while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
   
    if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
       
       if(file_exists($file) && is_file($file)) {
             unlink($file);
         }elseif(is_dir($file)){
             $handle = opendir($file);
              while (false !== ($files = readdir($handle))) {
                 if(is_file($file.$files)){
                     unlink($file.$files);
                 }
          }
        $handle = closedir($handle);
        rmdir($file);
 } else { 
        echo $file ."<br>"; 
       }
  }
}

}
closedir($handle);

 

[c-o-d-e]

Im not too sure if this would be the best and easiest way.

If the directories are placed under a database, wouldn't it be easier to delete all the rows using a mysql query or by deleting the row of the logged in user?

[christa]

Im not too sure if this would be the best and easiest way.

If the directories are placed under a database, wouldn't it be easier to delete all the rows using a mysql query or by deleting the row of the logged in user?

the directories are not placed under a database.

I don't understand why nor file nor directories are deleted

[c-o-d-e]

In that case, how does a directory get added? you'd pretty much reverse it.

I'm not much help, never done this before. Sorry.