Deletes a file or directory.

$file string Required

Path to the file or directory.

$recursive bool Optional

If set to true, deletes files and folders recursively.

Default: false

$type string|false Optional

Type of resource. 'f' for file, 'd' for directory.

Default: false

bool True on success, false on failure.

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php. View all references

public function delete( $file, $recursive = false, $type = false ) {
	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( 'f' === $type || $this->is_file( $file ) ) {
		return ftp_delete( $this->link, $file );
	}

	if ( ! $recursive ) {
		return ftp_rmdir( $this->link, $file );
	}

	$filelist = $this->dirlist( trailingslashit( $file ) );

	if ( ! empty( $filelist ) ) {
		foreach ( $filelist as $delete_file ) {
			$this->delete( trailingslashit( $file ) . $delete_file['name'], $recursive, $delete_file['type'] );
		}
	}

	return ftp_rmdir( $this->link, $file );
}