gnu-social/lib/util/deletetree.php

<?php
/*
 * StatusNet - the distributed open-source microblogging tool
 * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
 *
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 */

/**
 * Recursively deletes a directory tree.
 *
 * @param string $folder The directory path.
 * @param bool $keepRootFolder Whether to keep the top-level folder.
 * @return bool TRUE on success, otherwise FALSE.
 */
function deleteTree(
    $folder,
    $keepRootFolder = false
) {
    // Handle bad arguments.
    if (empty($folder) || !file_exists($folder)) {
        return true; // No such file/folder exists.
    } elseif (is_file($folder) || is_link($folder)) {
        return @unlink($folder); // Delete file/link.
    }

    // Delete all children.
    $files = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
        new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($folder, RecursiveDirectoryIterator::SKIP_DOTS),
        RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST
    );

    foreach ($files as $fileinfo) {
        $action = ($fileinfo->isDir() ? 'rmdir' : 'unlink');
        if (!@$action($fileinfo->getRealPath())) {
            return false; // Abort due to the failure.
        }
    }

    // Delete the root folder itself?
    return (!$keepRootFolder ? @rmdir($folder) : true);
}