How to delete a file in a directory using PHP? - php

Question

I'm trying to delete a given file from a directory using PHP. Here is the code I've tried:
// Get the file name
$id = '61514';
// Get the folder path
$uploads_folder_dir = 'some/dir';
// Check if the directory exists
if ( ! file_exists( $uploads_folder_dir ) )
return false;
// Open the directory
if ( $dir = opendir( $uploads_folder_dir ) ) {
// Loop through each file in the directory
while ( false !== ( $file = readdir( $dir ) ) ) {
// Target the file to be deleted and delete. All files in folder are .png
if ( $file == ( $id . '.png' ) )
#unlink( $uploads_folder_dir . '/' . $file );
}
}
// Housekeeping
closedir( $dir );
#rmdir( $uploads_folder_dir );
Each time I run the code, the particular file I'm trying to delete is not deleted.
My guess is when I'm looping through the directory, my logic to find the file isn't working. I can confirm that file 61514.png is definitely in directory some/dir
Hoping someone can spot where I'm going wrong here?

Answer 1

First debug your file path is ok or not just by printing whole file path like
// Target the file to be deleted and delete. All files in folder are .png
if ( $file == ( $id . '.png' ) ){
echo $uploads_folder_dir . '/' . $file; die;
#unlink( $uploads_folder_dir . '/' . $file );
}
}

Answer 2

Why do you loop through the files? This one would be much easier:
// Get the file name
$id = '61514';
// Get the folder path
$uploads_folder_dir = 'some/dir';
// Check if the directory exists
if ( ! file_exists( $uploads_folder_dir ) )
return false;
unlink("$uploads_folder_dir/$id.png");
// Housekeeping
#rmdir( $uploads_folder_dir );

Answer 3

#unlink -> use unlink and if you don't see permission denied problem, the file and "dir" should be removed.