ftp_rmdir

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Removes a directory

bool ftp_rmdir ( resource $ftp_stream, string $directory )

Removes the specified directory on the FTP server.

Parameters:

ftp_stream

The link identifier of the FTP connection.

directory

The directory to delete. This must be either an absolute or relative path to an empty directory.

Returns:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples:

ftp_rmdir() example

<?php
 
$dir = 'www/';
 
// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
 
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
 
// try to delete the directory $dir
if (ftp_rmdir($conn_id, $dir)) {
    echo "Successfully deleted $dir\n";
} else {
    echo "There was a problem while deleting $dir\n";
}
 
ftp_close($conn_id);
 
?>