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]

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

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

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

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.