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1. drupal
   1. 7

Delete a file without calling any hooks or making any changes to the database.

This function should be used when the file to be deleted does not have an entry recorded in the files table.

Parameters

$path A string containing a file path or (streamwrapper) URI.

Return value

TRUE for success or path does not exist, or FALSE in the event of an error.

See also

file_delete()

file_unmanaged_delete_recursive()

Related topics

File interface

Common file handling functions.

Code

drupal/includes/file.inc, line 1261

<?php
function file_unmanaged_delete($path) {
  // Resolve streamwrapper URI to local path.
  $path = drupal_realpath($path);
  if (is_dir($path)) {
    watchdog('file', '%path is a directory and cannot be removed using file_unmanaged_delete().', array('%path' => $path), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
    return FALSE;
  }
  if (is_file($path)) {
    return drupal_unlink($path);
  }
  // Return TRUE for non-existent file, but log that nothing was actually
  // deleted, as the current state is the intended result.
  if (!file_exists($path)) {
    watchdog('file', 'The file %path was not deleted, because it does not exist.', array('%path' => $path), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
    return TRUE;
  }
  // We cannot handle anything other than files and directories. Log an error
  // for everything else (sockets, symbolic links, etc).
  watchdog('file', 'The file %path is not of a recognized type so it was not deleted.', array('%path' => $path), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
  return FALSE;
}
?>