PHP Extension

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

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

//  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 CkFtp2();

$ftp->put_Hostname('ftp.example.com');
$ftp->put_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->put_Password('myPassword');

$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $ftp->ChangeRemoteDir('public_html');
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $ftp->DeleteRemoteFile('uploads/obsolete.tmp');
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'File deleted.' . "\n";

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}


?>