How to delete file resources in php

With the development and popularization of the Internet, website construction has become a method widely used in all walks of life. Some websites need to update or delete some file resources in time to meet the needs of different users. In the process of using PHP for website development, deleting file resources is also an essential part. The following article will introduce how to delete file resources in PHP.

1. Basic syntax for deleting files in PHP

PHP provides the function unlink() for deleting files, which is used to delete a file. The syntax is as follows:

bool unlink (string $filename [, resource $context])

Among them, $filename is the file path that needs to be deleted; $context is the context of the file resource. Returns true when the file is deleted successfully; otherwise returns false.

2. Delete a single file

Below, we will demonstrate how to delete a single file through PHP.

1. Prepare the test file

We first prepare a test file, the path of the file is D:/text.txt.

2. Write a deletion program

$file_path = 'D:/text.txt'; (unlink($file_path)) { // Determine whether deletion is successful
echo 'File deletion successful';
} else {
echo 'File deletion failed';
}
?>

Run the program

Enter the address of the deletion program in the browser and execute the program. The processing result should be as follows:

File deleted successfully

Please note: before using the unlink() function to delete a file, you need to determine whether the file exists and whether the current user has the permission to delete the file.

3. Deleting files in batches

Assuming that there are some files in our website that need to be deleted in batches, we can achieve this through loop traversal.

Prepare test files

We have prepared two test files. The paths of the files are D:/test1.txt and D:/test2.txt respectively.

Writing a deletion program

$files = array(                               // Array of files to be deleted

'D:/test1.txt',
'D:/test2.txt',

);

$success_num=0; $value) {

if (file_exists($value) && unlink($value)) {     // 判断文件是否存在并且删除成功
    $success_num ++;
    echo '文件 ' . $value . ' 删除成功
';
} else {
    echo '文件 ' . $value . ' 删除失败
';
}
}
echo 'Total deleted' . $total_num . ' files, of which ' . $success_num . ' files were successfully deleted';
 ?>
Run the program

Enter the address of the deletion program in the browser and execute the program. The processing result should be as follows: 
File D:/test1.txt was deleted successfully
File D:/test2.txt was deleted successfully
A total of 2 files were deleted, 2 of which were successfully deleted
 
4. Precautions

Before deleting a file, you should first determine whether the file exists to avoid accidents. 
Files cannot be recovered after being deleted, please operate with caution. 

The permission of PHP to delete files is determined by the server. Some hosts with strong security will turn off this function of PHP, please pay attention to check. 
Summary: File resources can be easily deleted through PHP's unlink function, and we can also implement batch deletion through loop traversal. Please pay attention to determine whether the file exists when using it, and avoid accidentally deleting important files. 

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