JFTP/delete

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Description[edit]

Method to delete a path [file/folder] on the FTP server

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Syntax[edit]

delete($path)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$path		$path Path to delete

Returns[edit]

boolean True if successful

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/client/ftp.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.client.ftp' );

Source Body[edit]

function delete($path) {

        // If native FTP support is enabled lets use it...
        if (FTP_NATIVE) {
                if (@ftp_delete($this->_conn, $path) === false) {
                        if (@ftp_rmdir($this->_conn, $path) === false) {
                                JError::raiseWarning('35', 'JFTP::delete: Bad response');
                                return false;
                        }
                }
                return true;
        }

        // Send delete file command and if that doesn't work, try to remove a directory
        if (!$this->_putCmd('DELE '.$path, 250)) {
                if (!$this->_putCmd('RMD '.$path, 250)) {
                        JError::raiseWarning('35', 'JFTP::delete: Bad response', 'Server response: '.$this->_response.' [Expected: 250] Path sent: '.$path);
                        return false;
                }
        }
        return true;
}

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Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

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