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S3 Delete File

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Demonstrates how to delete a remote file (object) on the Amazon S3 service.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// Insert your access key here
$http->put_AwsAccessKey('AWS_ACCESS_KEY');

// Insert your secret key here
$http->put_AwsSecretKey('AWS_SECRET_KEY');

$bucketName = 'chilkattest';
$objectName = 'starfish.jpg';

$http->put_KeepResponseBody(true);
$success = $http->S3_DeleteObject($bucketName,$objectName);

if ($success != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($http->get_LastStatus() != 204) {
    print 'Status code = ' . $http->get_LastStatus() . "\n";
    print $http->lastResponseBody() . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// 204 is the success response status.
// When successful, the response body will be empty.
print 'Status code = ' . $http->get_LastStatus() . "\n";
print 'Success. Object deleted.' . "\n";

?>