php man page for ftp_delete

FTP_DELETE(3)								 1							     FTP_DELETE(3)

ftp_delete - Deletes a file on the FTP server

SYNOPSIS
       bool ftp_delete (resource  $ftp_stream, string  $path)

DESCRIPTION
       ftp_delete(3) deletes the file specified by $path from the FTP server.

PARAMETERS
	      o $ftp_stream
		- The link identifier of the FTP connection.

	      o $path
		- The file to delete.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      ftp_delete(3) 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
";
	      } else {
	       echo "could not delete $file
";
	      }

	      // close the connection
	      ftp_close($conn_id);
	      ?>

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