function file_delete
file_delete($fid)
Deletes a file and its database record.
Instead of directly deleting a file, it is strongly recommended to delete file usages instead. That will automatically mark the file as temporary and remove it during cleanup.
Parameters
$fid: The file id.
See also
\Drupal\file\FileUsage\FileUsageBase::delete()
Related topics
- File interface
- Common file handling functions.
File
- core/includes/file.inc, line 810
- API for handling file uploads and server file management.
Code
function file_delete($fid) { return file_delete_multiple(array($fid)); }
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