php man page for unlink

Query: unlink

OS: php

Section: 3

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UNLINK(3)								 1								 UNLINK(3)

unlink - Deletes a file

SYNOPSIS
bool unlink (string $filename, [resource $context])
DESCRIPTION
Deletes $filename. Similar to the Unix C unlink() function. An E_WARNING level error will be generated on failure.
PARAMETERS
o $filename - Path to the file. 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 unlink(3) can also be used with | | | some URL wrappers. Refer to "Supported Protocols | | | and Wrappers" for a listing of which wrappers | | | support unlink(3). | | | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES
Example #1 Basic unlink(3) usage <?php $fh = fopen('test.html', 'a'); fwrite($fh, '<h1>Hello world!</h1>'); fclose($fh); unlink('test.html'); ?>
SEE ALSO
rmdir(3). PHP Documentation Group UNLINK(3)
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