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Remove Directory

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Delete a remote FTP directory.

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PHP ActiveX
<?php

$success = 0;

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

$ftp = new COM("Chilkat.Ftp2");

$ftp->Hostname = 'ftp.example.com';
$ftp->Username = 'login';
$ftp->Password = 'password';

// Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp->Connect();
if ($success != 1) {
    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 != 1) {
    print $ftp->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $ftp->Disconnect();

?>