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Remove Directory

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Delete a remote FTP directory.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ftp = new CkFtp2();

$ftp->put_Hostname('ftp.example.com');
$ftp->put_Username('login');
$ftp->put_Password('password');

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Delete a directory on the FTP server.  The directory
// must not contain any files, otherwise an error status
// will be returned.  Most FTP servers do not allow
// directories containing files to be deleted.
$success = $ftp->RemoveRemoteDir('newDirName');
if ($success != true) {
    print $ftp->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();

?>