PHP | delete() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP delete() Function.

The built-in PHP delete() function deletes a file.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

void delete ( string file )

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This function is a dummy manual entry to satisfy those of you looking for the unlink() or unset() at the wrong place.

Return Value

This built-in PHP function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   echo delete("/PhpProject/sample.txt");
   echo "File has been deleted successfully";
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

File has been deleted successfully

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Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the PHP dirname() Function.

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