Delete Directory Using PHP FTP Functions?

[alasdairdf]

Hello,

I'm trying to delete a directory.

I've tried rmdir, but that doesn't work because of a permissions problem (even when I have the permissions at 777.)

So I'm trying to use the FTP functions. I've got them working for everything else, but I don't seem to be able to get them to delete a directory.

I've tried:
ftp_delete($conn_id, 'directory');

But it doesn't work, regardless of whether there is anything in the directory or not.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[F4nat1c]

When you use rmdir, what errors do you get? What code do you use?

[alasdairdf]

Code:
rmdir('emptydir');

Error:
Warning: rmdir(emptydir) [function.rmdir]: Permission denied in /home/affiliat/public_html/test.php on line 12

Permissions:
0777

[F4nat1c]

If you want to just remove the file "test.php", you don't need rmdir. Try this:

unlink("test.php"); 

[alasdairdf]

No, test.php is the file that is being run. 'emptydir' is the directory that it's trying to delete. Both of which are placed in the public_html directory.

[aamonkey]

is php in safe mode?

[alasdairdf]

No idea. How do I check?

[aamonkey]

phpinfo()

[alasdairdf]

Thanks, but safe mode is off.

Any other ideas?

[clamcrusher]

if the script is running on a different server than the directory is located on, your gonna need to use ftp_rmdir()

[aamonkey]

another thing to check::i believe that it's not only the permissions of the directory you're trying to delete that you have to worry about, but all the dirs above that one. so this particular directory might be 0777, but if a ../../../ directory is read only, you won't be able to delete.

[alasdairdf]

It's on the same server. They're located at:

public_html/test.php (this does the deleting)
public_html/emptydir (to be deleted, has nothing in it)

And the permissions are all 777.

So it doesn't quite make sense.

But I'll try ftp_rmdir anyway and see if that works.

[clamcrusher]

whats the permissons of public_html/ ?

[alasdairdf]

public_html is at 0755.

[clamcrusher]

think you need write access to delete something within a directory.
emptydir is in the public_html directory

[alasdairdf]

Ah-ha! That fixed it.

Thanks a lot!