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  <refentry id="function.ftp-rmdir">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>ftp_rmdir</refname>
    <refpurpose>Removes a directory</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>bool</type><methodname>ftp_rmdir</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>directory</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para> 
     Removes the specified <parameter>directory</parameter>.
     <parameter>directory</parameter> must be either an absolute or relative
     path to an empty directory.
    </para>
    <para>
     &return.success;
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>ftp_rmdir</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php

$dir = 'www/';

// set up basic connection
$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);

// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);

// try to delete the directory $dir
if (ftp_rmdir($conn_id, $dir)) {
    echo "Successfully deleted $dir\n";
} else {
    echo "There was a problem while deleting $dir\n";
}

ftp_close($conn_id);

?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
     </example>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>ftp_mkdir</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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