PHP ftp_delete() Function

Example

Delete a file on the FTP server:

<?php
// connect and login to FTP server
$ftp_server = "ftp.example.com";
$ftp_conn = ftp_connect($ftp_server) or die("Could not connect to $ftp_server");
$login = ftp_login($ftp_conn, $ftp_username, $ftp_userpass);

$file = "php/test.txt";

// try to delete file
if (ftp_delete($ftp_conn, $file))
{
echo "$file deleted";
}
else
{
echo "Could not delete $file";
}

// close connection
ftp_close($ftp_conn);
?>

Definition and Usage

The ftp_delete() function deletes a file on the FTP server.

Syntax

ftp_delete( ftp_conn, file);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
ftp_conn	Required. Specifies the FTP connection to use
file	Required. Specifies the path of the file to delete

Technical Details

Return Value:	TRUE on success, FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	4+

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