wireRmdir() function

Remove a directory (optionally recursively)

This is procedural version of the $files->rmdir() method. See that method for more options.

Usage

// basic usage
$bool = wireRmdir(string $path);

// usage with all arguments
$bool = wireRmdir(string $path, bool $recursive = false);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
pathstring
recursive (optional)bool

If set to true, all files and directories in $path will be recursively removed as well.

Return value

bool

See Also


Functions methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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