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Snippet Name: Delete all files in directory

Description: This is a simple function that will take a folder path and remove all of its contents including files and directories.

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Language: PHP
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Last Modified: February 27th, 2009

 
<?PHP
 
FUNCTION emptyDir($path) { 
 
     // init the debug string
     $debugStr = '';
     $debugStr .= "Deleting Contents Of: $path<br /><br />";
 
     // parse the folder
     IF ($handle = OPENDIR($path)) {
 
          WHILE (FALSE !== ($file = READDIR($handle))) {
 
               IF ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
 
               // If it's a file, delete it
               IF(IS_FILE($path."/".$file)) {
 
                    IF(UNLINK($path."/".$file)) {
                    $debugStr .= "Deleted File: ".$file."<br />";     
                    }
 
               } ELSE {
 
                    // It's a directory...
                    // crawl through the directory and delete the contents               
                    IF($handle2 = OPENDIR($path."/".$file)) {
 
                         WHILE (FALSE !== ($file2 = READDIR($handle2))) {
 
                              IF ($file2 != "." && $file2 != "..") {
                                   IF(UNLINK($path."/".$file."/".$file2)) {
                                   $debugStr .= "Deleted File: $file/$file2<br />";     
                                   }
                              }
 
                         }
 
                    }
 
                    IF(RMDIR($path."/".$file)) {
                    $debugStr .= "Directory: ".$file."<br />";     
                    }
 
               }
 
               }
 
          }
 
     }
     RETURN $debugStr;
}