Deletes a file.

Parameters

$filestringrequired

The path to the file to delete.

Return

Source

function wp_delete_file( $file ) {
	/**
	 * Filters the path of the file to delete.
	 *
	 * @since 2.1.0
	 *
	 * @param string $file Path to the file to delete.
	 */
	$delete = apply_filters( 'wp_delete_file', $file );

	if ( ! empty( $delete ) ) {
		return @unlink( $delete );
	}

	return false;
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘wp_delete_file’, string $file )

Filters the path of the file to delete.

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