function file_unmanaged_delete
file_unmanaged_delete($path)
Deletes a file without database changes or hook invocations.
This function should be used when the file to be deleted does not have an entry recorded in the files table.
Parameters
$path: A string containing a file path or (streamwrapper) URI.
Return value
TRUE for success or path does not exist, or FALSE in the event of an error.
See also
file_unmanaged_delete_recursive()
Related topics
File
- includes/file.inc, line 1322
- API for handling file uploads and server file management.
Code
function file_unmanaged_delete($path) { if (is_dir($path)) { watchdog('file', '%path is a directory and cannot be removed using file_unmanaged_delete().', array('%path' => $path), WATCHDOG_ERROR); return FALSE; } if (is_file($path)) { return drupal_unlink($path); } // Return TRUE for non-existent file, but log that nothing was actually // deleted, as the current state is the intended result. if (!file_exists($path)) { watchdog('file', 'The file %path was not deleted, because it does not exist.', array('%path' => $path), WATCHDOG_NOTICE); return TRUE; } // We cannot handle anything other than files and directories. Log an error // for everything else (sockets, symbolic links, etc). watchdog('file', 'The file %path is not of a recognized type so it was not deleted.', array('%path' => $path), WATCHDOG_ERROR); return FALSE; }
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