delete folder

[anfetienne]

hi ive got a folder on my server which is created by apache and the only way to delete it is with server coding.

can someone tell me a way to delete that folder including all files and folders within it?

[Ciary]

foreach(glob($mydir."/*") as $val){
   if(is_dir($val)){
      foreach(glob($val."/*") as $v){
         if(is_dir($v)){
            ...       //you'll need to do this a few times to be sure all subfolders will be deleted
         }else{
            unlink($v);
         }
      }
      rmdir($mydir);
   }else{
      unlink($val);
   }
}
rmdir($mydir);

[Dormilich]

@anfetienne
out of interest, what causes that? and deleting via FTP didn't work (permissions?)

@anfetienne
if you have a shell prompt for your server and sufficient permissions, you may execute the appropriate commands there (e.g. rmdir -r (*nix))

[anfetienne]

basically if you create folders with php code & apache you cant delete via ftp.....because the permissions set are through and for apache.....even if its 0777 you cant delete it

i had to consult my hosting company and this is what they told me

[Dormilich]

ah, ok, good to know. maybe shell_exec() can help too.