How to delete a PHP object from its class?

Question

I know that for some that might sound stupid, but I was thinking if I hava a delete() method in a class that removes all the object data (from DB and file system), how can I

Answer 1

There is a __destruct() magic method which is a destructor for a PHP Class.

Maybe you can put your deletion code in there and as soon as all reference to your objects are deleted, this destructor will be called and the data deleted.