PHP Delete returns an error

Question

Whenever I try to delete the counter.txt using PHP, I always get an error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function delete() in C:\XAMPP\htdocs\jellykat\control-panel.php on line 12

Here is my code:

<?php delete("counter.txt"); ?>

What's wrong with it? Can you suggest me ways on the other methods that I can delete the counter.txt?

That isn't how you delete a file in PHP. Try unlink instead. — andrewsi
– andrewsi, Commented Apr 13, 2014 at 16:00
Dont use w3schools to look up PHP function. Always use php.net. — andershagbard
– andershagbard, Commented Apr 13, 2014 at 16:04
As per what PHP states on the subject - "This is a dummy manual entry to satisfy those people who are looking for unlink() or unset() in the wrong place." — Funk Forty Niner
– Funk Forty Niner, Commented Apr 13, 2014 at 16:12

Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-17 19:52:31Z

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You should use unlink() instead .. there is no such delete()

If you see the manual of delete() , It says..

This is a dummy manual entry to satisfy those people who are looking for unlink() or unset() in the wrong place.

So, it should be

<?php unlink("counter.txt"); ?>

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"dummy" being the "operative" word. +1 ;-)