rmdir() function in PHP

The rmdir() function removes an empty directory. With that, the file must have the relevant permissions required to delete the directory.

Syntax

rmdir(dir, context)

Parameters

• rmdir − The directory to be removed.

• context − Specify the behavior of the stream.

Return

The rmdir() function returns True on success or False on failure.

Example

<?php
   $file_path = "amit";
   if(!rmdir($file_path)) {
      echo ("Could not remove $path");
   }
?>

Output

TRUE

Let us see another example.

Example

<?php
   mkdir(‘documents);
   $dir= "documents";
   // using rmdir() to remove directory
   rmdir($dir);
?>

Output

TRUE

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Updated on: 24-Jun-2020

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