(PHP ActiveX) Delete All Files

Permanently deletes all files owned by the user without moving it to the trash.

This example works by first getting a list of all fileIds, and then iterating over the list to delete each file.

See Google Drive Files delete for more information.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

$success = 1;

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

// This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
// Google Drive scope.

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.AuthGoogle')
$gAuth = new COM("Chilkat.AuthGoogle");
$gAuth->AccessToken = 'GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN';

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Rest')
$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Connect using TLS.
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('www.googleapis.com',443,1,$bAutoReconnect);

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
$rest->SetAuthGoogle($gAuth);

// Get 10 results per page for testing.  (The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
$rest->AddQueryParam('pageSize','10');

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");

// Send the request for the 1st page.
$jsonResponse = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('GET','/drive/v3/files');

$pageNumber = 1;

$bContinueLoop = $rest->LastMethodSuccess and ($rest->ResponseStatusCode == 200);

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringArray')
$saFileIds = new COM("Chilkat.StringArray");

while ($bContinueLoop == 1) {

    print '---- Page ' . $pageNumber . ' ----' . "\n";
    $json->Load($jsonResponse);

    $numFiles = $json->SizeOfArray('files');
    $i = 0;
    while ($i < $numFiles) {
        $json->I = $i;
        $fileId = $json->stringOf('files[i].id');
        print 'name: ' . $json->stringOf('files[i].name') . "\n";
        print 'id: ' . $fileId . "\n";
        $saFileIds->Append($fileId);
        $i = $i + 1;
    }

    // Get the next page of files.
    // If the "nextPageToken" is present in the JSON response, then use it in the "pageToken" parameter
    // for the next request.   If no "nextPageToken" was present, then this was the last page of files.
    $pageToken = $json->stringOf('nextPageToken');
    $bContinueLoop = 0;
    $bHasMorePages = $json->LastMethodSuccess;
    if ($bHasMorePages == 1) {
        $rest->ClearAllQueryParams();
        $rest->AddQueryParam('pageSize','10');
        $rest->AddQueryParam('pageToken',$pageToken);
        $jsonResponse = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('GET','/drive/v3/files');
        $bContinueLoop = $rest->LastMethodSuccess and ($rest->ResponseStatusCode == 200);
        $pageNumber = $pageNumber + 1;
    }

}

// Before actually deleting, check for errors...
if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    print 'response status code = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
    print 'response status text = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusText . "\n";
    print 'response header: ' . $rest->ResponseHeader . "\n";
    print 'response JSON: ' . $jsonResponse . "\n";
    exit;
}

// OK, we have the full list of files.  Delete each..
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbPath = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$numFiles = $saFileIds->Count;
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numFiles) {
    $fileId = $saFileIds->getString($i);

    $rest->ClearAllQueryParams();

    $sbPath->Clear();
    $sbPath->Append('/drive/v3/files/');
    $sbPath->Append($fileId);

    $jsonResponse = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('DELETE',$sbPath->getAsString());
    if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
        print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 204 and the response body is empty.
    // (If not successful, then there should be a JSON response body with information..)
    if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 204) {
        print 'response status code = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
        print 'response status text = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusText . "\n";
        print 'response header: ' . $rest->ResponseHeader . "\n";
        print 'response JSON: ' . $jsonResponse . "\n";
        exit;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
    print $i . ': Deleted ' . $fileId . "\n";
}

print 'All Files Deleted.' . "\n";

?>