PHP - Dynamically Remove Folder

Submitted by razormist on Friday, October 18, 2019 - 18:18.

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.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
        <head>
                <meta charset="UTF-8" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/>
                <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.css"/>
        </head>
        
<body>
        <nav class="navbar navbar-default">
                <div class="container-fluid">
                        <a class="navbar-brand" href="https://sourcecodester.com">Sourcecodester</a>
                </div>
        </nav>
        <div class="col-md-3"></div>
        <div class="col-md-6 well">
                <h3 class="text-primary">PHP - Dynamically Remove Folder</h3>
                <hr style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"/>
                <div class="col-md-6">
                        <table class="table table-bordered">
                                <thead class="alert-info">
                                        <tr>
                                                <th>Folder Name</th>
                                                <th>Action</th>
                                        </tr>
                                </thead>
                                <tbody style="background-color:#fff;">
                                        <?php
                                                $files = scandir('files/');
                                                foreach ($files as $file){
                                                        if($file != '.' && $file !='..'){
                                        ?>
                                        <tr>
                                                <td><?php echo $file?></td>
                                                <td><a class="btn btn-danger" href="remove.php?folder=<?php echo $file?>"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash"></span> Remove</a></td>
                                        </tr>
                                        <?php
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        ?>
                                </tbody>
                        </table>
                </div>
        </div>
</body> 
</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.

<?php
        function removeDir($dir) {
                $items = scandir($dir);
                foreach ($items as $item) {
                        if ($item === '.' || $item === '..') {
                                continue;
                        }
                        $path = $dir.'/'.$item;
                        if (is_dir($path)) {
                                xrmdir($path);
                        } else {
                                unlink($path);
                        }
                }
                rmdir($dir);
        }
        
        if(ISSET($_REQUEST['folder'])){
                $folder = $_REQUEST['folder'];
                if(file_exists("files/".$folder)){
                        removeDir("files/".$folder);
                        header("location: index.php");
                }
        }
        
?>

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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