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How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?

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Hi all
i need to know if there is by a way by any chance to delete unused images from my virtual directory or wwwroot folder dunamically on the user request using php ?
thank you all
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Re: How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?

Yes this should be possible. There may be some scripts already written to do this although I am not aware of them. You could try searches on google and yahoo to see what you can find. If you don't find anything useful, you will find most of the php functions you will need here.
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Re: How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?

thank you for such a wonderful reference you gave me
i checked it out and found the way to delete files and folders
and it was just so simple lol

for your reference the code is as this :

<?php

unlink("filename");

?>

can it be more simple ?
lol
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Re: How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?

Quote originally posted by Decency ...
thank you for such a wonderful reference you gave me
i checked it out and found the way to delete files and folders
and it was just so simple lol

for your reference the code is as this :

<?php

unlink("filename");

?>

can it be more simple ?
lol
is that the same for deleting folders too?
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Re: How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?

To remove a directory:

rmdir('directory_name');
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Re: How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?

yeah its the same but sometimes the delete() function does not work on certain systems so you will need to use unlink() or unset()
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Re: How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?

I think you need the right file system permissions.
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Re: How can i delete unused and unneeded images from a folder using php ?
it would be better to check 1st if the file is in the directory ^^
i got this from the php manual
hope it helps you as well
<?php
if(file_exists($file))
unlink($file);
?>
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