This isn't my code, but just thought I would share, since it took me so long to find. This is a function to delete a folder, all sub-folders, and files in one clean move.
Just tell it what directory you want deleted, in relation to the page that this function is executed. Then set $empty = true if you want the folder just emptied, but not deleted. If you set $empty = false, or just simply leave it out, the given directory will be deleted, as well.
<?php
function deleteAll($directory, $empty = false) {
if(substr($directory,-1) == "/") {
$directory = substr($directory,0,-1);
}
if(!file_exists($directory) || !is_dir($directory)) {
return false;
} elseif(!is_readable($directory)) {
return false;
} else {
$directoryHandle = opendir($directory);
while ($contents = readdir($directoryHandle)) {
if($contents != '.' && $contents != '..') {
$path = $directory . "/" . $contents;
if(is_dir($path)) {
deleteAll($path);
} else {
unlink($path);
}
}
}
closedir($directoryHandle);
if($empty == false) {
if(!rmdir($directory)) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
}
?>