Delete FTP Directory Tree

Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server.

Download Chilkat Perl Module

use chilkat;

$ftp = new chilkat::CkFtp2();

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
$success = $ftp->UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$ftp->put_Hostname("ftp.yourftpserver.com");
$ftp->put_Username("****");
$ftp->put_Password("****");

#  Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  Set the current remote directory to the root of
#  the tree to be deleted
$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir("/something");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
$success = $ftp->DeleteTree();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
#  we move up one directory level and then delete it.
$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir("..");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $ftp->RemoveRemoteDir("something");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$ftp->Disconnect();