PHP unlink() Function

Delete a file:

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","w");
echo fwrite($file,"Hello World. Testing!");
fclose($file);

unlink("test.txt");
?>

Definition and Usage

The unlink() function deletes a file.

unlink( filename, context)

Parameter	Description
filename	Required. Specifies the path to the file to delete
context	Optional. Specifies the context of the file handle. Context is a set of options that can modify the behavior of a stream

Return Value:	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4.0+
PHP Changelog:	PHP 5.0 - Added the context parameter