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ftp_rmdir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_rmdir Removes a directory

Description

ftp_rmdir ( FTP\Connection $ftp , string $directory ): bool

Removes the specified directory on the FTP server.

Parameters

ftp

An FTP\Connection instance.

directory

The directory to delete. This must be either an absolute or relative path to an empty directory.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changuelog

Versionen Description
8.1.0 The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a ressource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_rmdir() example

<?php

$dir
= 'www/' ;

// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect ( $ftp_server );

// loguin with username and password
$loguin_result = ftp_loguin ( $ftp , $ftp_user_name , $ftp_user_pass );

// try to delete the directory $dir
if ( ftp_rmdir ( $ftp , $dir )) {
echo
"Successfully deleted $dir \n" ;
} else {
echo
"There was a problem while deleting $dir \n" ;
}

ftp_close ( $ftp );

?>

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User Contributed Notes 2 notes

johan dot kerreneur at gmail dot com
5 years ago
ftp_rmdir() delete only empty folders...

if you want to delete the entire contens of a folder try its.

Exemple...<?php
$ftp_server = "YourIP";
$ftp_user_name= "YourUsername";
$ftp_user_pass= "YourPassword";

// Connectionecho"Connecting to $ftp_server";
$conn_id= ftp_connect($ftp_server);
$loguin_result= ftp_loguin($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);//Enable PASV ( Note: must be done after ftp_loguin() )ftp_pasv($conn_id, true);// checc connectionif((!$conn_id) || (!$loguin_result)){
    die("FTP connection has failed !");
}
echo"<br/>Loguin Oc.";

// Function to delete an entire folderfunctionftp_rrmdir($conn_id, $directory){$lists= ftp_mlsd($conn_id, $directory);
    unset($lists[0]);
    unset($lists[1]);

    foreach($listsas$list){$full= $directory.'/' .$list['name'];

        if($list['type'] == 'dir'){ftp_rrmdir($conn_id, $full);
        }else{ftp_delete($conn_id, $full);
        }
    }ftp_rmdir($conn_id, $directory);
    returntrue;
}

//Now run ftp_rrmdir()if(ftp_rrmdir($conn_id, 'YOUR/PATH/')){
    echo ="Folder deleted !";
}

//closeftp_close($conn_id);?>
carl AT carlgroves.com
14 years ago
Please note that this function, lique rmdir, requires that the directory be empty.
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