On Thursday 19 December 2002 17:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm using a test server on Windows XP. I have the following function (which
> I got from the comment notes on php.net) that works wonders when deleting
> directories that are not empty on a Windows system.
Good.
> But, I'm a bit
> confused. I searched for the delete() function on php.net and it said that
> delete() was not a real function, but a dummy manual entry for those who
> are actually looking for the unlink() function.
delete() is a dummy entry in the manual so people looking for said function
will be directed to unlink() which is the correct function to use.
> So then why does the
> delete() function work in my script?
delete() is undefined in php, that is why you can define your own function
called delete().
> I tried using the unlink() function in
> place of the delete() function, but unlink() gave me many errors (possibly
> because of permissions).
unlink() can only remove/delete directories that are empty.
> Is there an error in the manual or is it just me?
There's no error in the manual (with regards to this subject). Probably a
misunderstanding on your part.
> Is there a difference in the two functions? Does the delete() function not
> care about permissions as opposed to the unlink() function? This is really
> bugging me. Can someone clear the air?
The delete() function as defined below is recursive and will automatically go
inside non-empty directories and empty them first.
> $c_dir = "$DOCUMENT_ROOT/world/admin/backup2"; // current directory
>
> function delete($dir) {
> if (file_exists($dir)) {
> umask(0);
> chmod($dir,0777);
> if (is_dir($dir)) {
> $handle = opendir($dir);
> while($dirname = readdir($handle)) {
> if ($dirname != "." && $dirname != "..") {
> delete($dir."/".$dirname);
> }
> }
> closedir($handle);
> rmdir($dir);
> } else {
> unlink($dir);
> }
> }
> }
>
> delete ($c_dir);
To summarise -- there is no delete() function in php, the delete() function
you're using is a user-defined function and as such will do whatever you can
make it do.
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