[jonnekke]

Hi there...

the 3 attached files are a script to delete a certain folder.
You choose the folder you want to delete in the deleting.php file.
(the choices look like: "001) name_of_the_folder")

After you choose the folder (named: "name_of_the_folder")
the directory "name_of_the_folder" should be delete.
as well as the row with "name_of_the_folder" in galleries.txt file.
This is done in delete.php

As far as I can tell all needed things are there in the two files.
But somehow it isn't working

who can help....

[UnrealEd]

in delete.php: try placing "continue" in the body of the if in the while loop:

PHP Code:

    while($line2) {

        if($count == $item) {

           continue;

        }

        else {

            fputs($file2, $line2);

        }

        $line2 = next($temp2);

        $count++;

    } 

what isn't working exactly? is the directory being removed, or not? or is the file not updated?

Greetz,
UnrealEd

[jonnekke]

this item is removed from the txt file correctly..

but all folders inside "gallerie" are removed. not just the selected one.

check it on:

www.freelaxed.com/meno/gallerie/verwijderen.php

to see what happens

(excuse me for this site to be in Dutch...)

[UnrealEd]

you're getting the error: cannot remove dir. make sure that your file/folder permission are set so you everyone can delete files or folders.
let's say you have to make sure te folderpermissions of the fotoalbum folder must be set to 0777 so the galleries can be removed.

Originally Posted by jonnekke

(excuse me for this site to be in Dutch...)

no worries, i'm from belgium

UnrealEd

[jonnekke]

the file/folder permission is 0777... and the folders are deleted.. that's the wierd part of it... I think (as far as i can see) that $dir is empty..

I got no clue how get $dir = name_of_the_folder...

[UnrealEd]

i think i got the problem. it's just as you said. the $dir var is emty, that way it will try to delete the galleries folder. which it's not allowed to do i guess?

the following error than takes place:

Code:

Warning: rmdir(fotoalbum/galleries/): Permission denied in /home/httpd/vhosts/freelaxed.com/httpdocs/meno/gallerie/verwijder.php on line 82

do you have register_globals on? if so, you'ld better turn them off, and use $_POST or $_GET to access those variables.

UnrealEd

[jonnekke]

have you got a clue how to get the data I need
from the txt file?..

in deleting.php (in the drop down) it's
shown as "001) folder"

it's written in php as:

$line2 = "$count2.) $data[$teller]

that's what is think...

but $data[$teller] is not "folder"

how can I extract "folder" and make
$dir = folder ...(in this example)

[UnrealEd]

you can use explode or split to split the string:

PHP Code:

list($line, $dir) = split(')', $item, 2);

// or:

$explode = explode(')', $item);

$line = $explode[0];

$dir = $explode[1]; 

what do you mean by reading the file? you're using the file function which is correct. file_get_contents will work as well

Hope this helps a little,
UnrealEd

[jonnekke]

and where should I place it in the deleting.php..
or should it be placed in delete.php?..

[UnrealEd]

this should be placed in delete.php at the beginning of your code.