Delete Files inside a Custom Directory #php #wordpress

delete.php

<?php

/*
 *
 * @author David Polanco
 *
 * https://davidpolanco.com
 * https://twitter.com/davidpolanco
 * Sources for this can be found at:
 * https://github.com/davidpolanco
 */
  

/* create a directory mine is uploads */
define('PATH', 'uploads/');
function destroy($dir) {
    $mydir = opendir($dir);
    while(false !== ($file = readdir($mydir))) {
        if($file != "." && $file != "..") {
/* set permissions for the directory and file */
            chmod($dir.$file, 0775);
            if(is_dir($dir.$file)) {
                chdir('.');
/* delete directory and files inside of uploads */
                destroy($dir.$file.'/');
                rmdir($dir.$file) or DIE("couldn't delete $dir$file<br />");
            }
            else
                unlink($dir.$file) or DIE("couldn't delete $dir$file<br />");
        }
    }
    closedir($mydir);
}
destroy(PATH);
echo 'all done.';


?>