Hi all, I am trying to delete a directory called “news” and any text files inside.
My code works when the directory exists, but errors if the folder is not there, and I need it to do nothing if the directory doesnt exist.
I know I need to use file_exists, but cant seem to get the syntax right and I am unsure as to where exactly to put it in my code. I lifted the code from an example and got it to work.
Can anybody help
much appreciated
Here is the code:
[php]<?php
function deleteDir($dir) {
// open the directory
$dhandle = opendir($dir);
if ($dhandle) {
// loop through it
while (false !== ($fname = readdir($dhandle))) {
// if the element is a directory, and
// does not start with a ‘.’ or ‘…’
// we call deleteDir function recursively
// passing this element as a parameter
if (is_dir( “{$dir}/{$fname}” )) {
if (($fname != ‘.’) && ($fname != ‘…’)) {
echo “Deleting Files in the Directory: {$dir}/{$fname}
“;
deleteDir(”$dir/$fname”);
}
// the element is a file, so we delete it
} else {
echo “Deleting File: {$dir}/{$fname}
“;
unlink(”{$dir}/{$fname}”);
}
}
closedir($dhandle);
}
// now directory is empty, so we can use
// the rmdir() function to delete it
echo "Deleting Directory: {$dir}
";
rmdir($dir);
}
// call deleteDir function and pass to it
// as a parameter a directory name
deleteDir(“news”);
?>
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