PHP - Dynamically Remove Folder

In this tutorial we will create a Dynamically Remove Folder using PHP. This code will dynamically remove a folder when user click the button in the table row. This code use a simple href or hypertext reference to call a script within the server that send the folder name which remove the file using removeDir() and by adding the folder path as a parameter.This is a user-friendly kind of program feel free to modify it. We will be using PHP as a scripting language that manage a database server to handle a bulk of data per transaction. It describe as an advance technology that manage both server and control-block of your machine.

Getting Started:

First you have to download & install XAMPP or any local server that run PHP scripts. Here's the link for XAMPP server https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html. And, this is the link for the bootstrap that i used for the layout design https://getbootstrap.com/.

Creating The Interface

This is where we will create a simple form for our application. To create the forms simply copy and write it into your text editor, then save it as index.php.
  1. <!DOCTYPE html>
  2. <html lang="en">
  3. <head>
  4. <meta charset="UTF-8" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
  5. <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.css"/>
  6. </head>
  7.  
  8. <body>
  9. <nav class="navbar navbar-default">
  10. <div class="container-fluid">
  11. <a class="navbar-brand" href="https://sourcecodester.com">Sourcecodester</a>
  12. </div>
  13. </nav>
  14. <div class="col-md-3"></div>
  15. <div class="col-md-6 well">
  16. <h3 class="text-primary">PHP - Dynamically Remove Folder</h3>
  17. <hr style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"/>
  18. <div class="col-md-6">
  19. <table class="table table-bordered">
  20. <thead class="alert-info">
  21. <tr>
  22. <th>Folder Name</th>
  23. <th>Action</th>
  24. </tr>
  25. </thead>
  26. <tbody style="background-color:#fff;">
  27. <?php
  28. $files = scandir('files/');
  29. foreach ($files as $file){
  30. if($file != '.' && $file !='..'){
  31. ?>
  32. <tr>
  33. <td><?php echo $file?></td>
  34. <td><a class="btn btn-danger" href="remove.php?folder=<?php echo $file?>"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span> Remove</a></td>
  35. </tr>
  36. <?php
  37. }
  38. }
  39. ?>
  40. </tbody>
  41. </table>
  42. </div>
  43. </div>
  44. </body>
  45. </html>

Creating the Main Function

This code contains the main function of the application. This code will remove a file when the button is clicked. To do that just copy and write this block of codes inside the text editor, then save it as remove.php.
  1. <?php
  2. function removeDir($dir) {
  3. $items = scandir($dir);
  4. foreach ($items as $item) {
  5. if ($item === '.' || $item === '..') {
  6. continue;
  7. }
  8. $path = $dir.'/'.$item;
  9. if (is_dir($path)) {
  10. xrmdir($path);
  11. } else {
  12. unlink($path);
  13. }
  14. }
  15. rmdir($dir);
  16. }
  17.  
  18. if(ISSET($_REQUEST['folder'])){
  19. $folder = $_REQUEST['folder'];
  20. if(file_exists("files/".$folder)){
  21. removeDir("files/".$folder);
  22. header("location: index.php");
  23. }
  24. }
  25.  
  26. ?>
There you have it we successfully created Dynamically Remove Folder using PHP. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!

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