¿php ftp_delete can remove folder?

Question

The question is: can PHP ftp_delete() remove a folder? I have a process that uses ftp_delete() for removing ftp files but I fear I might accidentally remove a folder if the filename is empty.

Answer 1

No, it cannot. You need to use ftp_rmdir to delete folders.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-rmdir.php

Note:

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

Answer 2

From the manual:

• http://php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-delete.php

"ftp_delete() deletes the file specified by path from the FTP server."

It doesn't delete a folder, rmdir() does.

• http://php.net/manual/en/function.rmdir.php

"rmdir — Removes directory"

Note:

Attempts to remove the directory named by dirname. The directory must be empty, and the relevant permissions must permit this. A E_WARNING level error will be generated on failure.

Answer 3

1.-You need to check the docs, the answer is there.

2.- http://php.net/manual/en/function.ftp-delete.php According to the docs, no. It says "files" not "files or folders", I think the final answer is no.