Deleting files within folders

[crawfd]

Logically this should work ............but it's not. I'm getting unlink failed messages......I'm trying to get rid of all files in both paths, and then get rid of the directories. I have PHP 4.1.1

<?


if ($handle = opendir('content/clients/craw')) {
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
unlink($file);
}
}
closedir($handle);
}

if ($handle2 = opendir('content/mockups/craw')) {
while (false !== ($file2 = readdir($handle2))) {
if ($file2 != "." && $file2 != "..") {
unlink($file2);
}
}
closedir($handle2);
}

$clientfolder = "content/clients/craw";
rmdir($clientfolder);
$mockupfolder = "content/mockups/craw";
rmdir($mockupfolder);


?>


Ack! I tried this script as well and THIS does not work either. What the heck am I doing wrong? I have PHP version 4.1.1

<?

$dir_del = "content/clients/craw";

function delete_all_from_dir($Dir){
// delete everything in the directory
if($handle = @opendir($Dir)) {
  while   (($file = readdir($handle)) !== false) {
    if($file == "." || $file == "..") { continue; }
      if(is_dir($Dir.$file)){ // call self for this directory
         delete_all_from_dir($Dir."/".$file."/");
         chmod($Dir."/".$file, 0777);
         rmdir($Dir."/".$file); echo "The Folder<b><i>$file</i></b> was removed successfuly<br>"; //remove this directory
      }else   {
         chmod($Dir."/".$file, 0777);
         unlink($Dir."/".$file); // remove this file
        }
    }
   }
   @closedir($handle);
}
delete_all_from_dir($dir_del);

?>

[devinemke]

[man]unlink[/man] requires a full absolute path as it's argument

[Cailean]

Originally posted by devinemke
[man]unlink[/man] requires a full absolute path as it's argument

Actually, in my experience it doesn't, though it's probably wise, to make sure you're removing the right files...

The user notes for rmdir() have two scripts that do what you want...

[devinemke]

let me rephrase: [man]unlink[/man] requires a full path when the file to be deleted resides in a directory other than the one from which the script is run (which seems to be the case in the original code snippet).