(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ftp_delete — Deletes a file on the FTP server
$ftp
, string $filename
) : bool
ftp_delete() deletes the file specified by
filename
from the FTP server.
ftp
The link identifier of the FTP connection.
filename
The file to delete.
Returns true
on success or false
on failure.
Example #1 ftp_delete() example
<?php
$file = 'public_html/old.txt';
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// try to delete $file
if (ftp_delete($conn_id, $file)) {
echo "$file deleted successful\n";
} else {
echo "could not delete $file\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($conn_id);
?>