using unlink() in a HTMLlink to delete a file

[pheagey]

Ok, isit ossible to us unlink() in a HTML link todelete a file? soethin like:
<a href="unlink('filename.php')" target="_self">Delete this file</a>

I know this doesnot work but is there a way that it will work?
Thanks.

[drew010]

No nothing like that will work but you can use <a href="unlink.php?filename=<?php echo $filename; ?>"> and in the script unlink have it look like
<?
unlink($filename);
...whatever other code you want...
?>

[pheagey]

thanks yo. I knew there was a way to do that.

[cgraz]

or, just to be safe

unlink($_GET['filename']);

since globals is set to off by default. Thought it was worth mentioning since I've seen this drive people crazy.

Cgraz

[pheagey]

Ok, following what I've learned I;ve got the filename to pass thru with the URL. No problem. Problem is I get a 'no such file or directory. Now when I echo the variable (filename and the absolute directory) they echo god on he delete page.

Here's what I have:
Display page:
//send filename with URL to FileAdminDelete
echo "<a href=\"FileAdminDelete.php?FileToDelete=$file\" target=\"_self\" class=\"minilinks\">$file</a>";

//FileAdmin Page:
//echo's ok
echo "FileToDelete: ";echo "$FileToDelete";echo"<br>";

function deletefile($FileToDelete)
{
$systemroot="http://url.cm/userFiles/";
unlink('$systemroot$FileToDelete');
//echo's ok
echo "ToDelete Path&File: ";echo "$systemroot$FileToDelete";echo"<br>";
}

deletefile($FileToDelete);

Can anyone help me here?

[xuguoxin]

note : $systemroot="http://url.cm/userFiles/";
unlink('$systemroot$FileToDelete');

use "workpath/userFiles/" instead of "http://url.cm/userFiles/"

workpath your custom

[pheagey]

I still ge the file & directory problem:
Warning: Unlink failed (No such file or directory) in c:\apache\htdocs\absolutepath\fileadmindelete.php on line 10
ToDelete Path&File: ./apache/htdocs/absolutpath/other_Drone_Pheagey_asd.zip

Note: 'absolutepath' is replacing the accualt path - for security reasons.

[xuguoxin]

"./apache/htdocs/absolutpath/other_Drone_Pheagey_asd.zip "

use "other_Drone_pheagey_asd.zip"

[pheagey]

Still getting the same dang problem!

Warning: Unlink failed (No such file or directory) in c:\apache\htdocs\filepath\fileadmindelete.php on line 9
2)To Delete Path & File: other_Drone_Pheagey_asd.zip

Here's the DIR structure conserning everythingIm working with here.

|
|
|-files to delete DIR
|
|-PHP Delete DIR

I really dont want to change the way the DIR's are setup but I may have to.

thanks

[pheagey]

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