How can I delete a directory with other directories and images and php files in it using PHP

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How can I delete a directory with other directories and images and php files in it using PHP.

Here is what I'm trying below but with no success.

unlink("./members/9/");
rmdir("./members/9/");

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php#100092 this looks nice — Joni, Oct 20 '10 at 11:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 20 '10 at 11:35

You need to delete all files / folders inside the directory you are trying to delete before you can delete it.

$path = '/path/to/directory';

$dir = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($path), RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST);

for ($dir->rewind(); $dir->valid(); $dir->next()) {
    if ($dir->isDir()) {
        rmdir($dir->getPathname());
    } else {
        unlink($dir->getPathname());
    }
}
rmdir($path);

How can I delete a directory with other directories and images and php files in it using PHP

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