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how delete directory

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:06 am
by qumar
hi,
give some idea, how to delete directory in php. i know, how to delete file in the directory, but i didnot know, how to delete directory. please help to me.
thanks,
prabhu.

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:13 am
by s.dot
Use a recursive deleting function, or loop through your directory and delete.

Or, probably not a good idea:

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exec('rm -r /path/to/dir');

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:47 am
by xpgeek
http://php.net/rmdir - delete the directory.
Directory must be empty.