Hello,

"@ Nilaab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> I have a directory that I want emptied everytime a script accesses a
certain
> function. I tried using rmdir() and then mkdir(), thinking that it will
> delete the directory and the contents within it, and would create a brand
> new directory for me to work with from scratch. Well, that didn't happen
and
> I read the PHP docs to see why.

I think you already saw the reason why.

  http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.rmdir.php

> I checked to see how else I can do this by reading about some other
> filesystem functions, and now I'm more confused than ever. Which
> combinations of functions would I need to empty a directory's entire
> contents? I just need some direction on this. Thanks.

Maybe you're looking for this:

  http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.unlink.php

You can find more info in the manual:

  http://us.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php

- E


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