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Revision: 7934
at August 21, 2008 14:41 by aristoworks
Initial Code 
<?php

function emptyDir($path) { 

	// INITIALIZE THE DEBUG STRING
	$debugStr = '';
	$debugStr .= "Deleting Contents Of: $path<br /><br />";
	
	// PARSE THE FOLDER
	if ($handle = opendir($path)) {
		
		while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
		
			if ($file != "." && $file != "..") {
			
				// IF IT"S A FILE THEN DELETE IT
				if(is_file($path."/".$file)) {
				
					if(unlink($path."/".$file)) {
					$debugStr .= "Deleted File: ".$file."<br />";	
					}
						
				} else {
				
					// IT IS A DIRECTORY
					// CRAWL THROUGH THE DIRECTORY AND DELETE IT'S CONTENTS
				
					if($handle2 = opendir($path."/".$file)) {
					
						while (false !== ($file2 = readdir($handle2))) {

							if ($file2 != "." && $file2 != "..") {
								if(unlink($path."/".$file."/".$file2)) {
								$debugStr .= "Deleted File: $file/$file2<br />";	
								}
							}
					
						}
						
					}
				
					if(rmdir($path."/".$file)) {
					$debugStr .= "Directory: ".$file."<br />";	
					}
					
				}
			
			}
			
		}
		
	}
	return $debugStr;
}

?>
Initial URL 
http://www.aristoworks.com
Initial Description 
This is a simple function that will take a folder path and remove all of its contents including files and directories.
Initial Title 
Clean Out A Folder - Remove A Folders Complete Contents
Initial Tags 
php
Initial Language 
PHP