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wp_delete_file( string $file )

Delete a file

Parameters

$file

(string) (Required) The path to the file to delete.

Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php

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 ) ) {
		@unlink( $delete );
	}
}

Changelog

Version Description
4.2.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_delete_file