hi all,
how can i delete an entire directory with sub directories inside?
i tried this but it never worked
$mydir = "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\deletethis"
unlink($mydir);
[SOLVED] delete directory
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<?php
function rmdirr($dirname)
{
// Sanity check
if (!file_exists($dirname)) {
return false;
}
// Simple delete for a file
if (is_file($dirname)) {
return unlink($dirname);
}
// Loop through the folder
$dir = dir($dirname);
while (false !== $entry = $dir->read()) {
// Skip pointers
if ($entry == '.' || $entry == '..') {
continue;
}
// Recurse
rmdirr("$dirname/$entry");
}
// Clean up
$dir->close();
return rmdir($dirname);
}
?>