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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers What option will use for deleting directory with all its contents? Post 302877351 by Don Cragun on Saturday 30th of November 2013 03:31:27 AM
Old 11-30-2013
I'm glad to hear that you solved your problem, but I'm confused by your comments.
The mkdir command (with or without the -p option) does not delete (or remove) directories.
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RMDIR(3)								 1								  RMDIR(3)

rmdir - Removes directory

SYNOPSIS
bool rmdir (string $dirname, [resource $context]) DESCRIPTION
Attempts to remove the directory named by $dirname. The directory must be empty, and the relevant permissions must permit this. A E_WARN- ING level error will be generated on failure. PARAMETERS
o $dirname - Path to the directory. o $context - Note Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0. For a description of contexts, refer to "Streams". RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. CHANGELOG
+--------+---------------------------------------------------+ |Version | | | | | | | Description | | | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------+ | 5.0.0 | | | | | | | As of PHP 5.0.0 rmdir(3) can also be used with | | | some URL wrappers. Refer to "Supported Protocols | | | and Wrappers" for a listing of which wrappers | | | support rmdir(3). | | | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------+ EXAMPLES
Example #1 rmdir(3) example <?php if (!is_dir('examples')) { mkdir('examples'); } rmdir('examples'); ?> NOTES
Note When safe mode is enabled, PHP checks whether the directory in which the script is operating has the same UID (owner) as the script that is being executed. SEE ALSO
is_dir(3), mkdir(3), unlink(3). PHP Documentation Group RMDIR(3)
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