On 5 June 2010 23:45, tedd <tedd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi gang: > > I use unlink() to delete files on my server by using the statement: > > unlink($filename); > > where $filename is the physical path to the file plus file name, such as: > > $filename = '/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/a-dir/a-text.txt'; > > Now, I can read, write, and even create the file -- so I have the path and > permissions correct. But if I unlink() the file and then examine the > contents of the parent directory afterwards, I find the file remains -- > what's up with that? > > This reminds me of the process of deleting files on your local hard disk, > which basically sets the disk-space allocated to the file as "available for > writing" without actually deleting the file. > > So what am I not understanding here? > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > What is the result of the unlink()? Enable errors/warnings. -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html EE4Free : http://www.experts-exchange.com/becomeAnExpert.jsp Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
