function pleac_Removing_a_Directory_and_Its_Contents()
{
// AFAICT, there is currently no library function that recursively removes a
// directory tree [i.e. a directory, it's subdirectories, and any other files]
// with a single call. Such a function needs to be custom built. PHP tools
// with which to do this:
// * 'unlink', 'rmdir', 'is_dir', and 'is_file' functions, will all take care
// of the file testing and deletion
// * Actual directory traversal requires obtaining directory / subdirectory
// lists, and here there is much choice available, though care must be taken
// as each has it's own quirks
// - 'opendir', 'readdir', 'closedir'
// - 'scandir'
// - 'glob'
// - SPL 'directory iterator' classes [newish / experimental - not shown here]
//
// The PHP documentation for 'rmdir' contains several examples, each illustrating
// one of each approach; the example shown here is loosely based on one of these
// examples
// Recursor - recursively traverses directory tree
function rmtree_($dir)
{
$dir = "{$dir}";
if ($dh = opendir($dir)) {
while (FALSE !== ($item = readdir($dh))) {
if ($item != '.' && $item != '..') {
$subdir = $dir . '/' . "{$item}";
if (is_dir($subdir)) {
rmtree_($subdir);
} else {
@unlink($subdir);
}
}
}
closedir($dh);
@rmdir($dir);
}
}
// Launcher - performs validation then starts recursive routine
function rmtree($dir)
{
if (is_dir($dir)) {
substr($dir, -1, 1) == '/' && ($dir = substr($dir, 0, -1));
rmtree_($dir);
return !is_dir($dir);
}
return FALSE;
}
// ------------
$argc == 2 || die("usage: rmtree dir\n");
rmtree($argv[1]) || die("Could not remove directory {$argv[1]}\n");
}
function rmtree($dir)
{
if (false === file_exists($dir)) {
return false;
}
$iterator = new DirectoryIterator($dir);
foreach ($iterator as $entry) {
$basename = $entry->getBasename();
if ($entry->isDot() || '.' === $basename[0]) {
continue;
}
if ($entry->isDir()) {
rmtree($entry->getPathname());
} else {
unlink($entry->getPathname());
}
}
rmdir($dir);
return true;
}
function rmtree($path)
{
if (is_dir($path)) {
foreach (scandir($path) as $name) {
if (in_array($name, array('.', '..'))) {
continue;
}
$subpath = $path . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name;
rmtree($subpath);
}
rmdir($path);
} else {
unlink($path);
}
}