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Description

Delete a file or array of files

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Syntax

delete($file)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$file		$file The file name or an array of file names

Returns

boolean True on success

Defined in

libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.file' );

Source Body

function delete($file)
{
        // Initialise variables.
        jimport('joomla.client.helper');
        $FTPOptions = JClientHelper::getCredentials('ftp');

        if (is_array($file)) {
                $files = $file;
        } else {
                $files[] = $file;
        }

        // Do NOT use ftp if it is not enabled
        if ($FTPOptions['enabled'] == 1)
        {
                // Connect the FTP client
                jimport('joomla.client.ftp');
                $ftp = & JFTP::getInstance($FTPOptions['host'], $FTPOptions['port'], null, $FTPOptions['user'], $FTPOptions['pass']);
        }

        foreach ($files as $file)
        {
                $file = JPath::clean($file);

                // Try making the file writeable first. If it's read-only, it can't be deleted
                // on Windows, even if the parent folder is writeable
                @chmod($file, 0777);

                // In case of restricted permissions we zap it one way or the other
                // as long as the owner is either the webserver or the ftp
                if (@unlink($file)) {
                        // Do nothing
                } elseif ($FTPOptions['enabled'] == 1) {
                        $file = JPath::clean(str_replace(JPATH_ROOT, $FTPOptions['root'], $file), '/');
                        if (!$ftp->delete($file)) {
                                // FTP connector throws an error
                                return false;
                        }
                } else {
                        $filename       = basename($file);
                        JError::raiseWarning('SOME_ERROR_CODE', JText::_('Delete failed') . ": '$filename'");
                        return false;
                }
        }

        return true;
}

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