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Recursively Remove Folder

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  1. /**
  2. 	 * Function used to delete a folder.
  3. 	 * @param $path full-path to folder
  4. 	 * @return bool result of deletion
  5. 	 */
  6. 	function folderDelete($path) {
  7. 	  if (is_dir($path)) {
  8. 		  if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.0.0') < 0) {
  9. 			$entries = array();
  10. 			if ($handle = opendir($path)) {
  11. 			  while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) $entries[] = $file;
  12. 			  closedir($handle);
  13. 			}
  14. 		  }else{
  15. 			$entries = scandir($path);
  16. 			if ($entries === false) $entries = array();
  17. 		  }
  18.  
  19. 		foreach ($entries as $entry) {
  20. 		  if ($entry != '.' && $entry != '..') {
  21. 			folderDelete($path.'/'.$entry);
  22. 		  }
  23. 		}
  24.  
  25. 		return rmdir($path);
  26. 	  }else{
  27. 		return unlink($path);
  28. 	  }
  29. 	}

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