PHP Manual: Deletes a file on the FTP server

Description

bool ftp_delete(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $filename)

ftp_delete deletes the file specified by filename from the FTP server.

Parameters

ftp: An FTP\Connection instance.
filename: The file to delete.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.1.0	The `ftp` parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_delete example

<?php
$file = 'public_html/old.txt';

// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// try to delete $file
if (ftp_delete($ftp, $file)) {
 echo "$file deleted successful\n";
} else {
 echo "could not delete $file\n";
}

// close the connection
ftp_close($ftp);
?>