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Clean Out A Folder - Remove A Folders Complete Contents

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This is a simple function that will take a folder path and remove all of its contents including files and directories.

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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. function emptyDir($path) { 
  4.  
  5. 	// INITIALIZE THE DEBUG STRING
  6. 	$debugStr = '';
  7. 	$debugStr .= "Deleting Contents Of: $path<br /><br />";
  8.  
  9. 	// PARSE THE FOLDER
  10. 	if ($handle = opendir($path)) {
  11.  
  12. 		while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
  13.  
  14. 			if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
  15.  
  16. 				// IF IT"S A FILE THEN DELETE IT
  17. 				if(is_file($path."/".$file)) {
  18.  
  19. 					if(unlink($path."/".$file)) {
  20. 					$debugStr .= "Deleted File: ".$file."<br />";	
  21. 					}
  22.  
  23. 				} else {
  24.  
  25. 					// IT IS A DIRECTORY
  26. 					// CRAWL THROUGH THE DIRECTORY AND DELETE IT'S CONTENTS
  27.  
  28. 					if($handle2 = opendir($path."/".$file)) {
  29.  
  30. 						while (false !== ($file2 = readdir($handle2))) {
  31.  
  32. 							if ($file2 != "." && $file2 != "..") {
  33. 								if(unlink($path."/".$file."/".$file2)) {
  34. 								$debugStr .= "Deleted File: $file/$file2<br />";	
  35. 								}
  36. 							}
  37.  
  38. 						}
  39.  
  40. 					}
  41.  
  42. 					if(rmdir($path."/".$file)) {
  43. 					$debugStr .= "Directory: ".$file."<br />";	
  44. 					}
  45.  
  46. 				}
  47.  
  48. 			}
  49.  
  50. 		}
  51.  
  52. 	}
  53. 	return $debugStr;
  54. }
  55.  
  56. ?>

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