Call to undefined function: ()

[partypete]

Hello,

I'm trying to delete a folder and all of it's contents with this function. But everytime I try to run it I get the error: "Fatal error: Call to undefined function: () in /home/username/public_html/deldir.php on line 62" Line 62 being "
$rmdirr();"

This is the first time I've tried to use a function and after trying to read up on calling them, I still can't get this to work:

<?php
$dirname = "/testput";
function rmdirr($dirname)
{
    // Sanity check
    if (!file_exists($dirname)) {
        return false;
    }

// Simple delete for a file
if (is_file($dirname)) {
    return unlink($dirname);
}

// Loop through the folder
$dir = dir($dirname);
while (false !== $entry = $dir->read()) {
    // Skip pointers
    if ($entry == '.' || $entry == '..') {
        continue;
    }

    // Recurse
    rmdirr("$dirname/$entry");
}

// Clean up
$dir->close();
return rmdir($dirname);
}

$rmdirr();
?>

Thanks,
Peter

[drew010]

This line
$delete_directory();
should probably be
delete_directory($dirname);

[partypete]

Sorry, I changed to a different function and edited my first post while you were replying. :bemused:

But I took your advice with this new function, but it too gives the same "undefined function" error...

<?php
$dirname = "/testput";
function rmdirr($dirname)
{
    // Sanity check
    if (!file_exists($dirname)) {
        return false;
    }

// Simple delete for a file
if (is_file($dirname)) {
    return unlink($dirname);
}

// Loop through the folder
$dir = dir($dirname);
while (false !== $entry = $dir->read()) {
    // Skip pointers
    if ($entry == '.' || $entry == '..') {
        continue;
    }

    // Recurse
    rmdirr("$dirname/$entry");
}

// Clean up
$dir->close();
return rmdir($dirname);
}
$rmdirr($dirname);
?> 

[drew010]

in that case
$rmdirr($dirname);
should be
rmdirr($dirname);

Functions shouldnt have a $ in front of them, thats only for variables.
PHP lets you get away with it because there is something called "variable functions" which let you call a function based on a variable.
For example...

function delete_file($name) {
//......
}

function delete_dir($name) {
//.......
}

function create_file($name) {
//........
}

$action = "create";
$type    = "file";

$filename = "myfile.txt";

$action_$type($filename);  //evaluates to create_file($filename);
delete_$type($filename);   //evaluates to delete_file($filename);

so in your case $rmdirr($dirname) evaluates to ($dirname) since there is no variable $rmdirr. PHP shouldn't really let you do that cause its impossible to call a function that has no name, instead that specific error should be more like a syntax error, but it is how it is.

[toxic_brain]

i am new to php, so i am not sure..

u r calling the function as
$rsdirr($dirname)
which is function handler.. try removing the prefixed $ like,
rsdirr($dirname)

toxic_brain

[partypete]

Thanks to the both of you!! Removing the first $ from "$rmdirr($dirname);" fixed the problem!

You guys, and this board, are simply the best!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.....

Peter