ftp_delete
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ftp_delete — Deletes a file on the FTP server
Description
ftp_delete(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $filename): bool
ftp_delete() deletes the file specified by filename
from the FTP server.
Parameters
-
ftp
-
An FTP\Connection instance.
-
filename
-
The file to delete.
Return Values
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
8.1.0 | The ftp parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected. |
Examples
Example #1 ftp_delete() example
<?php $file = 'public_html/old.txt'; // set up basic connection $ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server); // login with username and password $login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass); // try to delete $file if (ftp_delete($ftp, $file)) { echo "$file deleted successful\n"; } else { echo "could not delete $file\n"; } // close the connection ftp_close($ftp); ?>
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