Need code to find 2-day old files

[Adams-Blake Co.]

Can this be done in PHP?

I want to read a directory and for each file with a .sql extension that is
older than 3 days, I want to delete it.

I have a cron job that makes mysqldump files (xxx.sql) each night and only
want to keep the last 2 or three of them around.

This will also be a cron job (I know how to run a php script in cron.)

I could do this with a rather complex "find" command piped to "rm" but I'd
rather do it in PHP if possible.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Al

[sam]

Re: Need code to find 2-day old files

"Adams-Blake Co." <atakeoutcanton @adams.takeme.o ut.-blake.com> wrote in message news:<beb084$ip c$1@slb3.atl.mi ndspring.net>.. .[color=blue]
> Can this be done in PHP?
>
> I want to read a directory and for each file with a .sql extension that is
> older than 3 days, I want to delete it.
>
> I have a cron job that makes mysqldump files (xxx.sql) each night and only
> want to keep the last 2 or three of them around.
>[/color]

function delete_old_sql_ files($number_o f_days)
{
$age = $number_of_days * 60*60*24; // number_of_days in seconds

$dir_path = "path/to/your/directory";
$mydir = dir($path);
while($file_nam e = dir->read())
{
if(ereg(".sql", $file_name))
{
$file_time = filemtime($dir_ path."/".$file_nam e);
$now_time = time();

if($file_time - $now_time > $age)
delete($dir_pat h."/".$file_nam e);
}
}
dir->close();
}

// I didn't test this script.
// I did write it just now (for you)
// Hope this helps.

[Adams-Blake Co.]

Re: Need code to find 2-day old files

sam wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Adams-Blake Co." <atakeoutcanton @adams.takeme.o ut.-blake.com> wrote in
> message news:<beb084$ip c$1@slb3.atl.mi ndspring.net>.. .[color=green]
>> Can this be done in PHP?
>>
>> I want to read a directory and for each file with a .sql extension that is
>> older than 3 days, I want to delete it.
>>
>> I have a cron job that makes mysqldump files (xxx.sql) each night and only
>> want to keep the last 2 or three of them around.
>>[/color]
>
> function delete_old_sql_ files($number_o f_days)
> {
> $age = $number_of_days * 60*60*24; // number_of_days in seconds
>
> $dir_path = "path/to/your/directory";
> $mydir = dir($path);
> while($file_nam e = dir->read())
> {
> if(ereg(".sql", $file_name))
> {
> $file_time = filemtime($dir_ path."/".$file_nam e);
> $now_time = time();
>
> if($file_time - $now_time > $age)
> delete($dir_pat h."/".$file_nam e);
> }
> }
> dir->close();
> }
>
> // I didn't test this script.
> // I did write it just now (for you)
> // Hope this helps.[/color]


THANK YOU! I will give it a try tonight and let you know.

Al