Deletes a file on the FTP server

# ftp_delete

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

ftp_delete — Deletes a file on the FTP server

### Description

ftp_delete(FTP\Connection `$ftp`, string `$filename`): bool

ftp_delete() deletes the file specified by `filename` from the FTP server.

### Parameters

`ftp`

  An FTP\Connection instance.

`filename`

  The file to delete.

### Return Values

Returns `true` on success or `false` on failure.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
8.1.0 | The `ftp` parameter expects an FTP\Connection instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

### Examples

Example #1 ftp_delete() example

`<?php
$file = 'public_html/old.txt';
// set up basic connection
$ftp = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
// login with username and password
$login_result = ftp_login($ftp, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
// try to delete $file
if (ftp_delete($ftp, $file)) {
echo "$file deleted successful\n";
} else {
echo "could not delete $file\n";
}
// close the connection
ftp_close($ftp);
?>`
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