question about unlink

[datactrl]

I try to read a file and send the whole content out then delete that file. When I did as the following, seems the content didn't "print" properly which cuase an error on browser. If I remove "unlink", it works fine. It could be a timing problem. Is there any way to fix it. Thank you in advance!

$rpt_content = file_get_contents("{$_POST['rptpath']}\\output\\$ar[0]");
print($rpt_content);
unlink("{$_POST['rptpath']}\\$ar[0]"));

[code green]

You may not have posted all your code but
you haven't closed the file before unlink()

[Ciary]

isnt this a better way?

$id = fopen("foo/bar.txt",r);
$mydata = fread($id);
fclose($id, filesize("foo/bar.txt"));
unlink("foo/bar.txt");
print $mydata;

also, seems to me like your reading another file then you're deleting.

[Amzul]

isnt this a better way?

$id = fopen("foo/bar.txt",r);
$mydata = fread($id);
fclose($id, filesize("foo/bar.txt"));
unlink("foo/bar.txt");
print $mydata;

also, seems to me like your reading another file then you're deleting.

not a better way!

$mydata = fread($id,files ize('foo/bar.txt'));
fclose ($id);

file_get_conten ts do that for you faster

[Ciary]

ok, but still: isnt he unlinking the wrong file? the first one is in the map output while the one he's deleting isn't.

[Markus]

It would be helpful to know the error. :)

- mark.

[Amzul]

I try to read a file and send the whole content out then delete that file. When I did as the following, seems the content didn't "print" properly which cuase an error on browser. If I remove "unlink", it works fine. It could be a timing problem. Is there any way to fix it. Thank you in advance!

$rpt_content = file_get_contents("{$_POST['rptpath']}\\output\\$ar[0]");
print($rpt_content);
unlink("{$_POST['rptpath']}\\$ar[0]"));

whats with the \\output\\ and {} ??
is that a template file?
and you should just unlink the $rpt_content
or you want to delete the file out of the HD
if this is the case make sure you have the right permissions

knowing the error will be good

[datactrl]

Thank you, everybody. Now it works. The problem is permissions.