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fackz on 03/25/09


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Script to delete files in a directory (X days old)

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delete all files in a directory that are more than 7 days old.

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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. $dir = '/path/to/dir';
  4. if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {
  5.   /* This is the correct way to loop over the directory. */
  6.   while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
  7.     if ($file[0] == '.' || is_dir("$dir/$file")) {
  8.        // ignore hidden files and directories
  9.        continue;
  10.     }
  11.     if ((time() - filemtime($file)) > ($days *86400)) { //7 days
  12.       unlink("$dir/$file");
  13.     }
  14.   }
  15.   closedir($handle);
  16. }

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