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PHP: ftp_delete() function

Description

The ftp_delete() function is used to delete a file on the FTP server.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

ftp_delete(ftp_connection, file_name)

Parameters:

Name Description Required /
Optional		 Type
ftp_connection The link identifier of the FTP connection. Required Resource
file_name The file to delete. Required String

Return value:

TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Value Type: Boolean.

Example:

<?php
$ftp_server="192.168.0.2";
$ftp_user_name="abc123";
$ftp_user_pass="abc123";
$file = 'D:/ds/abc123.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;
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>

Output:

could not delete D:/ds/abc123.txt 

See also

PHP Function Reference

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