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PHP program to delete all files in a folder from server

PHP program to delete all files in a folder from server

Imagine a remote control to delete all files in server from a particular folder as soon you type that url and hit enter.

Here is the code:

<?php 
// PHP program to delete all files 
// from a folder 
  
// Folder path to be flushed 
$folder_path = 'getcwd();'; 
  
// Assigning files inside the directory 
$dir = new DirectoryIterator(dirname($folder_path)); 
  
// Deleting all the files in the list 
foreach ($dir as $fileinfo) { 
      
    if (!$fileinfo->isDot()) { 
  
        // Delete the given file 
        unlink($fileinfo->getPathname()); 
    } 
} 
?> 

Where to put this code?

Make a PHP file like example.php and put this file inside the folder with all the files you want to delete.

For example you want to delete all files under folder “website_staging” and url of the the folder is “example2.com/wp-content/website_staging” , put that file example.php inside “website_staging”

How to run the code?

Type in URL “example2.com/wp-content/website_staging /example.php” and hit enter, you will see all files under folder “website_staging” is gone.

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