Unlink Function in PHP

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PHP | Unlink() function

The unlink() function is an inbuilt function in PHP that is used to delete the file from a directory. If the file function executes successfully and deletes the file then it returns true otherwise it returns false.

Syntax

bool unlink ( string $filename [, resource $context ] )

$filename

Required. Specifies the file which has to be deleted.

$context

Optional. Specifies the context of the filehandle which can be used to modify the nature of the stream.

<?php
$file = "demo.txt";
if (!unlink($file))
  {
  echo ("Error deleting $file");
  }
else
  {
  echo ($file."file deleted successfully");
  }
?>

Note: For the webserver user must have write permissions to the directory for using the unlink() function.