PHP Extension

Remove a Remote FTP Directory (RMD)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.RemoveRemoteDir method, which removes a remote directory. The only argument is the remote directory path.

Background: Most FTP servers refuse to remove a directory that is not empty, so clearing a populated folder means deleting its contents first — or using DeleteTree to clear the subtree and then removing the now-empty directory. After a removal, the cached indexed listing is not refreshed automatically; call ClearDirCache before relying on the old cache again.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.RemoveRemoteDir method, which removes a remote directory.  The only
//  argument is the remote directory path.

$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;
}

//  FTP servers generally require the directory to be empty before it can be removed.
$success = $ftp->RemoveRemoteDir('uploads/old');
if ($success == false) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Directory removed.' . "\n";

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


?>