PHP

Delete a Remote FTP File (DELE)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file. The only argument is the remote file path, relative to the current directory or absolute.

Background: Deletion is immediate and permanent — FTP has no trash or undo — so a job that removes files should be certain of the path first. Whether it is allowed depends on the account's permissions on the file and its containing directory. Note that a successful delete does not refresh the cached indexed listing.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// Demonstrates the Ftp2.DeleteRemoteFile method, which deletes a remote file.  The only argument
// is the remote file path (relative to the current directory or absolute).

$ftp = new Ftp2();

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Username = 'myFtpLogin';

// Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
// from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
$ftp->Password = 'myPassword';

try {
    $ftp->Connect();

    $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('public_html');

    $ftp->DeleteRemoteFile('uploads/obsolete.tmp');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "File deleted.\n";

try {
    $ftp->Disconnect();
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}