recursive function to delete directories

Code:

   

<?php

   function delete_directory($dir) {
      if ($dh = @opendir($dir)) {
          while (($file = readdir ($dh)) != false) {
             if (($file == ".") || ($file == "..")) continue;
                if (is_dir($dir . '/' . $file))
                   delete_directory($dir . '/' . $file);
                else
                   unlink($dir . '/' . $file);
          }
          @closedir($dh);
          rmdir($dir);
      }
   }
$dir = "./fakeDir";
delete_directory($dir);
?>

_________________
M. S. Rakha, Ph.D.
Queen's University
Canada

Author: DrRakha
Mastermind

Posts: 2715
Have thanks: 74 time

Page 1 of 1

[ 1 post ]

Related Posts to : recursive function to delete directories
problem, recursive function using array_merge() -
problem, recursive function using array_merge() -
Compare directories -
count the number of files in directory & its sub directories -
Feature selection: Statistical and Recursive examples -
recursive string reversal- reverse string -
Delete a file in php -
Delete directory in php -
DELETE Commands -
delete file in asp -

Topic Tags

PHP Files and I/O, PHP Functions

Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
All copyrights reserved to codemiles.com 2007-2011
mileX v1.0 designed by codemiles team
Codemiles.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com