Variable In Unlink() Path

[stevew]

Using xampp environment. I am trying to delete a file with the unlink function using a variable in the path.

 

When I try to use $var I get the permissions error:

 

<?php
$var='1.jpg';
$tmpfile ='images/'?><?php echo $var; unlink($tmpfile);
?>

 

1.jpg

Warning: unlink(images/): Permission denied in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\..... on line 3

 

 

However this way works fine:

 

<?php
$tmpfile ='images/2.jpg'; unlink($tmpfile);
?>

 

2.jpg is deleted successfully from the 'images' folder.

 

Any help appreciated thx.

[trq]

Your actually trying to remove the images/ directory.

[Pikachu2000]

Don't echo the variable; concatenate it.

[stevew]

Don't echo the variable; concatenate it.

 

Thanks

 

 

<?php
$var='1.jpg';
$tmpfile ="images/"."$var"; unlink($tmpfile);
?>

 

Works great.

Edited September 24, 2012 by stevew

[Christian F.]

The quotes around $var are completely unnecessary, and should be removed. Using them in that manner is pretty much like doing 0 + 1 + 0.

[stevew]

The quotes around $var are completely unnecessary, and should be removed. Using them in that manner is pretty much like doing 0 + 1 + 0.

 

thanks.