Deletes a file
Syntax
unlink(string $filename, resource $context = ?): bool
Parameters
filename
Path to the file.
If the file is a symlink, the symlink will be deleted. On Windows, to delete a symlink to a directory, rmdir() has to be used instead.
context
A context stream resource.
Return
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Examples
1 · filename
<?
$filename = 'unlink.txt';
$mode = 'a';
$handle = fopen($filename, $mode);
$string = 'unlink';
fwrite($handle, $string);
fclose($handle);
$return = unlink($filename);
echo $return;
?>
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2 · context
<?
$filename = 'unlink.txt';
$mode = 'a';
$handle = fopen($filename, $mode);
$string = 'unlink';
fwrite($handle, $string);
fclose($handle);
$context = stream_context_create();
$return = unlink($filename, $context);
echo $return;
?>
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