CANT DELETE FILES

[kostassite]

Hi, i would like to delete the logs file that are in data/private/logs
but I can't neither from ftp nor control panel. how i will delete these files. i dont want to delete everything, only old files

thanks

[pinup57]

You can't do that by ftp, because the files were created by a script so it's the server who owns the files (Apache for instance). You must use a script to delete them, or have your host support do it for you.

Example code:

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<?php


// recurses into a directory and empties it
// copy this code in a text file and name it something like pfc_purge.php
//place it at the root of your site (to avoid open_basedir restrictions)and call it with your browser
//be careful, don't proceed if you don't understand this
//use at own risk

function purge($dir)
{
$handle = opendir($dir);
while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle)))
{
if ($file != "." && $file != "..")
{
if (is_dir($dir.$file))
{
purge ($dir.$file."/");
rmdir($dir.$file);
}
else
{
unlink($dir.$file);
}
}
}
closedir($handle);
}

?>
<?php

//adjust your paths to reflect your setup
//comment out the directories you don't want to clear
//ATTENTION this code deletes everything in these directories
//backup files you want you keep first

purge("/home/usr/www/chat/data/private/cache/");
purge("/home/usr/www/chat/data/private/chat/");
purge("/home/usr/www/chat/data/private/logs/");
echo "Succesfully cleared the PhpFreeChat cache, chat and logs directories";
?>

There are other possibilities of doing this differently, search the forum for other code examples!

Dirk

[alien]

I tried your script, but always get error message about open basedir restrictions. I put purge file in htdocs of my site, it is my root. Where else should I put that file?

Thanks