PHP

Delete FTP Directory Tree

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Delete an entire directory tree on an FTP server. Chilkat2 PHP

<?php

use Chilkat2\Ftp2;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ftp = new Ftp2();

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.yourftpserver.com';
$ftp->Username = '****';
$ftp->Password = '****';

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
try {
    $ftp->Connect();

    // Set the current remote directory to the root of
    // the tree to be deleted
    $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('/something');

    // Delete the entire tree.  All sub-directories and files are deleted.
    $ftp->DeleteTree();

    // The /something directory still exists.  To delete it,
    // we move up one directory level and then delete it.
    $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('..');

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

$ftp->Disconnect();