PHP Unlink Not working

Question

I am trying to delete photo in php using unlink. I have used it earlier on other server but this time it is not working. I have used absolute path for a test but still does

Answer 1

If you use unlink in a linux or unix you should also check the results of is_writable ( string $filename ) And if the function returns false, you should check the file permissions with fileperms ( string $filename ).

File permissions are usual problems on webspaces, e.g. if you upload an file per ftp with a ftp user, and the webserver is running as an different user.

If this is the problem, you have do to a

chmod o+rwd img1.jpg

or

chmod 777 img1.jpg

to grand write (and delete) permissions for other Users.