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ftp_rmdir

Name

ftp_rmdir — Deletes a directory.

Synopsis

bool ftp_rmdir(, ); : FTP stream : Directory to remove

Returns

TRUE on success or FALSE on error

Description

Removes the specified directory for the specified FTP stream. This function sends a "RMD" message to the FTP server, remove directory permissions need to be set for this function to work. A directory must be empty before it can be deleted. Some servers do not allow the current working directory to be deleted. To delete the current working directory, use ftp_cdup() to move to the parent of the directory and then call ftp_rmdir().

Version

PHP 3>= 3.0.13, PHP 4 >= 4.0b4

Example

Example 373. Remove a newly created directory

$ftpStream = ftp_connect("my.ftp.server");
$loginResult = ftp_login($ftpStream, "username", "password");
if ($loginResult) {
   ftp_mkdir($ftpStream, "newdirectory");
   ftp_rmdir($ftpStream, "newdirectory");
}
ftp_quit($ftpStream);

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