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PHP: delete directory with files in it?

If i’ve some files inside the following path

mysite.com/install

and i’ve created file named as “die.php” outside /install/ where its path mysite.com/die.php once i executed it, it should delete install folder with all its files inside.

I’ve added to die.php the following code

<?PHP rmdir('install');?>

but it only delete /install/ folder when it is empty ! and if it have files it gives error Directory not empty in mysite.com/install

so any idea how to do it.

Answer 1

This should work

<?php
 function rrmdir($dir) {
   if (is_dir($dir)) {
     $objects = scandir($dir);
     foreach ($objects as $object) {
       if ($object != "." && $object != "..") {
         if (filetype($dir."/".$object) == "dir") rrmdir($dir."/".$object); else unlink($dir."/".$object);
       }
     }
     reset($objects);
     rmdir($dir);
   }
 }
?>

I found it on the php site. This seems to be a common issue.