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

Deletes a file or directory.


Parameters

$file

(Required) Path to the file or directory.

$recursive

(Optional) If set to true, deletes files and folders recursively.<br>

Default value: false

$type

(Optional) Type of resource. 'f' for file, 'd' for directory.<br>

Default value: false


Return

(bool) True on success, false on failure.


Source

File: wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php

	public function delete($file, $recursive = false, $type = false) {
		if ( empty($file) )
			return false;
		if ( 'f' == $type || $this->is_file($file) )
			return @ftp_delete($this->link, $file);
		if ( !$recursive )
			return @ftp_rmdir($this->link, $file);

		$filelist = $this->dirlist( trailingslashit($file) );
		if ( !empty($filelist) )
			foreach ( $filelist as $delete_file )
				$this->delete( trailingslashit($file) . $delete_file['name'], $recursive, $delete_file['type'] );
		return @ftp_rmdir($this->link, $file);
	}


Changelog

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2.5.0 Introduced.