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Revision: 25652
at April 5, 2010 08:09 by jrobinsonc


Initial Code
/*****
*@dir - Directory to destroy
*@virtual[optional]- whether a virtual directory
*/
function destroyDir($dir, $virtual = false)
{
	$ds = DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
	$dir = $virtual ? realpath($dir) : $dir;
	$dir = substr($dir, -1) == $ds ? substr($dir, 0, -1) : $dir;
	if (is_dir($dir) && $handle = opendir($dir))
	{
		while ($file = readdir($handle))
		{
			if ($file == '.' || $file == '..')
			{
				continue;
			}
			elseif (is_dir($dir.$ds.$file))
			{
				destroyDir($dir.$ds.$file);
			}
			else
			{
				unlink($dir.$ds.$file);
			}
		}
		closedir($handle);
		rmdir($dir);
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
		return false;
	}
}

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Initial Description
Delete a directory including its contents.

Initial Title
Eliminar directorio con ficheros dentro

Initial Tags
files

Initial Language
PHP