WP_Filesystem_ftpsockets::delete( string $file, bool $recursive = false, string|false $type = false ): bool

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Deletes a file or directory.

Parameters

$filestringrequired
Path to the file or directory.
$recursivebooloptional
If set to true, deletes files and folders recursively.

Default:false

$typestring|falseoptional
Type of resource. 'f' for file, 'd' for directory.

Default:false

Return

bool True on success, false on failure.

Source

public function delete( $file, $recursive = false, $type = false ) {
	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( 'f' === $type || $this->is_file( $file ) ) {
		return $this->ftp->delete( $file );
	}

	if ( ! $recursive ) {
		return $this->ftp->rmdir( $file );
	}

	return $this->ftp->mdel( $file );
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.5.0Introduced.

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