Codeigniter : Delete directory after deleting all files

Question

I want to delete a folder after deleting all the files inside it, in my codeigniter project. Lets say my folder name is upload, which is located near the application folder in my ci project.

The upload folder contains Peniyal as a sub-folder and it contains 4 images inside it. I need that 4 images to be deleted, next the sub-folder has to be deleted.upload folder should not be deleted. I am hanging my mind to do it. So far I have tried the following:-

$files = glob('./upload/Peniyal');//to get all file names
//am not sure whether the path is correctly given..
foreach($files as $file){ // iterate files one by one
    if(is_file($file))
        unlink($file); // delete file
}
$path   = './upload/Peniyal'; 
rmdir($path);

Any help will be appreciated. Thx!

use base_url to target the specific path. if the folder name doesn't change why not just state it in your `rmdir`? — hungrykoala, May 29 '17 at 11:52
@RiggsFolly, I am passing the folder name, in this case, it is `Peniyal` only — Deepak Keynes, May 29 '17 at 11:54
Then why are you not using it in the `glob` statementas well — RiggsFolly, May 29 '17 at 11:55
Any problem to use ```rmdir('path_to_folder');``` in codeigniter ? — Suresh, May 29 '17 at 11:55
@mi6crazyheart, if the folder is empty, then `rmdir` worked fine, but if the folder is not empty then it shows error — Deepak Keynes, May 29 '17 at 11:57
@Keynes check this one - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1653771/how-do-i-remove-a-directory-that-is-not-empty — Suresh, May 29 '17 at 11:59
@mi6crazyheart, ok cool but the path which i have given above is correct?/ i am doubting it — Deepak Keynes, May 29 '17 at 12:00
@Keynes This ```./upload/Peniyal``` is fine. It should work. Execute & see. — Suresh, May 29 '17 at 12:03

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 29 '17 at 12:06

The glob() function matches a pattern, but you are not providing one. So if you use the pattern *.* the glob will find all files in that folder.

// match any file
$files = glob('./upload/Peniyal/*.*');

foreach($files as $file){
    if(is_file($file))
        unlink($file);
}
$path   = './upload/Peniyal'; 
rmdir($path);

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 08 '22 at 16:42

0

With CodeIgnitor 4:

delete_files('./path/to/directory/', true);
rmdir('./path/to/directory/');

answered Feb 08 '22 at 16:42

uyghurbeg

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Codeigniter : Delete directory after deleting all files

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