| 5 file.inc | file_delete($path) |
| 6 file.inc | file_delete( |
| 7 file.inc | file_delete(stdClass $file, $force = FALSE) |
| 8 file.inc | file_delete(stdClass $file, $force = FALSE) |
Delete a file.
Parameters
$path A string containing a file path.:
Return value
TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.
Related topics
File
- includes/
file.inc, line 480 - API for handling file uploads and server file management.
Code
<?php
function file_delete($path) {
if (is_file($path)) {
return unlink($path);
}
}
?>
Comments
This function is incomplete!
When deleting a file with this function, the information stored on the database that is related to this file is left behind! It should be part of the function the cleaning up of the "files" table on the database.
For those that want to do the cleaning up themselves, here is how:
<?php
//You should use single quotes here because the path has backslashes!
$path = 'c:\windows\temp/test.txt';
//Try to delete the file
$success = file_delete($path);
//If the file was successfully deleted, update the database
if ($success){
db_query('DELETE FROM {files} WHERE filepath = "%s"', $path);
}
?>
Still incomplete
Removing a row from the files table is a good start, but how about all the other tables that will have a foreign key pointing to files.fid? (For starters, any CCK filefield.)