what does this mean?

[ph3n0m]

passthru ("del $path* /q");

what does each part of this mean?

[planetsim]

Instead of asking us.. Why not check the manaul

im sure it will tell you everything there

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.passthru.php

[ph3n0m]

well then let me ask it another way, what does the

/q

mean in the code i posted above?

[Weedpacket]

You're using a windows machine, aren't you? That's a DOS command. To find out what command switches del takes, use "del /?".