PHP ftp_rmdir( ) function

The ftp_rmdir() function is used to delete a directory on the FTP server. This function was introduced in PHP 4.

Syntax:

Parameter	Description	Is compulsory
ftp_stream	The link identifier of the FTP connection.	compulsory
directory	The directory to delete. This must be either an absolute or relative path to an empty directory.	compulsory

Return value:

The ftp_rmdir()function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.

Important note: A directory must be empty before it can be deleted.

Example 1

<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("127.0.0.1") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"demo","demo1");
if(ftp_rmdir($conn,"test"))
{
		echo "successfully removed";
}
else
{
		echo "not able to remove";
}
ftp_close($conn);
?>

Output:

Example 2

<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("127.0.0.1") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"demo","demo1");
if(ftp_rmdir($conn,"networking"))
{
		echo "successfully removed";
}
else
{
		echo "not able to remove";
}
ftp_close($conn);
?>

Output:

Example 3

<?php
$conn = ftp_connect("127.0.0.1") or die("Could not connect");
ftp_login($conn,"demo","demo1");
if(ftp_rmdir($conn,"india"))
{
		echo "successfully removed";
}
else
{
		echo "not able to remove";
}
ftp_close($conn);
?>

Output: