unlink

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Deletes a file

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

Deletes filename. Similar to the Unix C unlink() function. An E_WARNING level error will be generated on failure.

Parameters:

filename

Path to the file.

context

Note: Context support was added with PHP 5.0.0. For a description of contexts, refer to Streams.

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Changelog:

5.0.0

As of PHP 5.0.0 unlink() can also be used with some URL wrappers. Refer to Supported Protocols and Wrappers for a listing of which wrappers support unlink().

Examples:

Basic unlink() usage

<?php
$fh = fopen('test.html', 'a');
fwrite($fh, '<h1>Hello world!</h1>');
fclose($fh);
 
unlink('test.html');
?>