php-doc-en/reference/filesystem/functions/unlink.xml

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  <refentry id="function.unlink">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>unlink</refname>
    <refpurpose>Deletes a file</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type><methodname>unlink</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>filename</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>context</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Deletes <parameter>filename</parameter>.  Similar to the Unix C
     unlink() function. &return.success;
    </para>
    <note>
     <simpara>
      As of PHP 5.0.0 <function>unlink</function> can also be
      used with <emphasis>some</emphasis> URL wrappers.  Refer to <xref linkend="wrappers"/>
      for a listing of which wrappers support <function>unlink</function>.
     </simpara>
    </note>
    &note.context-support;
    <para>
     See also <function>rmdir</function> for removing directories.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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