Please note that this function, like rmdir, requires that the directory be empty.
ftp_rmdir
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ftp_rmdir — Removes a directory
Description
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.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.1.0 |
The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection
instance now; previously, a resource was expected.
|
Examples
Example #1 ftp_rmdir() example
<?php
$dir = 'www/';
// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($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
karl AT karlgroves.com ¶
13 years ago
johan dot kerreneur at gmail dot com ¶
4 years ago
ftp_rmdir() delete only empty folders...
if you want to delete the entire contents of a folder try its.
Exemple...
<?php
$ftp_server = "YourIP";
$ftp_user_name = "YourUsername";
$ftp_user_pass = "YourPassword";
// Connection
echo "Connecting to $ftp_server";
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
//Enable PASV ( Note: must be done after ftp_login() )
ftp_pasv($conn_id, true);
// check connection
if((!$conn_id) || (!$login_result)){
die("FTP connection has failed !");
}
echo "<br/>Login Ok.";
// Function to delete an entire folder
function ftp_rrmdir($conn_id, $directory){
$lists = ftp_mlsd($conn_id, $directory);
unset($lists[0]);
unset($lists[1]);
foreach($lists as $list){
$full = $directory . '/' . $list['name'];
if($list['type'] == 'dir'){
ftp_rrmdir($conn_id, $full);
}else{
ftp_delete($conn_id, $full);
}
}
ftp_rmdir($conn_id, $directory);
return true;
}
//Now run ftp_rrmdir()
if(ftp_rrmdir($conn_id, 'YOUR/PATH/')){
echo = "Folder deleted !";
}
//close
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>
