ftp_rmdir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_rmdir — Removes a directory

Description

ftp_rmdir(FTP\Connection $ftp, string $directory): bool

Removes the specified directory on the FTP server.

Parameters

ftp: An FTP\Connection instance.
directory: The directory to delete. This must be either an absolute or relative path to an empty directory.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.1.0	The `ftp` parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 ftp_rmdir() example

<?php

$dir = 'www/';

// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// try to delete the directory $dir
if (ftp_rmdir($ftp, $dir)) {
echo "Successfully deleted $dir\n";
} else {
echo "There was a problem while deleting $dir\n";
}

ftp_close($ftp);

?>