AAAARGH I'M GETTING NUTS with unlink & rmdir!!!!!!

j0sh

hi!

i wanna delete a dir with all its files and subdirectories. until now i used a script-snipped of someone else, but now i wanted to do it myself.
both of the scripts read the dirs and subdirs and files in them in one array and then i can delete every single one of them by foreaching.

but now the problem: i think both of the scripts (mine and the other one) return exactly the same array, but when i try to foreach and delete then my array doesn't work!! 🙁

here is the content of my array:

e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf_folder_config.php
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie
...and so on....

and now the one of the other script:

so where's the difference??? 🙁
when i try to delete a dir with my array, i get the following errors by using the following code:

	foreach($filesInArray as $temp)
	{
		unlink("$temp");
	}

	foreach($dirsInArray as $temp)
	{
		echo "<font color=red>$temp</font><br>";
		rmdir("$temp");
	}

gives the following:

e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff

Warning: rmdir() failed (Directory not empty) in e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_action_file.php on line 201
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\ff
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff

Warning: rmdir() failed (Directory not empty) in e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_action_file.php on line 201
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff\asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\ff
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf\Kopie von asdf

Warning: rmdir() failed (Directory not empty) in e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_action_file.php on line 201
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff\Kopie von asdf

Warning: rmdir() failed (Directory not empty) in e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_action_file.php on line 201
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\ff

Warning: rmdir() failed (Directory not empty) in e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_action_file.php on line 201
e:\phpdev\www\server\phpmywebmin pro_uploads\user\asdf\Kopie von asdf

so all the files are being deleted without problem, but when it comes to delete the folders, there are problems i just don't get!!! 🙁 anyone see, where could be the problem?? please!!!

thx very much..

j0sh

oops, i used the following foreach, not the one above:

	foreach($everythingInArray as $temp)
	{
		if(is_file("$temp"))
			unlink("$temp");
		elseif(is_dir("$temp"))
			rmdir("$temp");
		else
			echo "can't delete: $temp<br>";
	}