(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ftp_delete — Deletes a file on the FTP server
ftp_delete ( resource $ftp_stream , string $path ) : bool
ftp_delete() deletes the file specified by path from the FTP server.
ftp_stream
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
path
The file to delete.
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Example #1 ftp_delete() example
<?php
$file = 'public_html/old.txt';
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// try to delete $file
if (ftp_delete($conn_id, $file)) {
echo "$file deleted successful\n";
} else {
echo "could not delete $file\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>
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